Enabling Sustainable Technology for Social Impact. We provide technical leadership, standards, architecture guidance, and sustainability practices that help volunteer-built solutions create lasting impact for Singapore's social sector.
As the VTO programme scales, we need consistent technical philosophy and governance to ensure every solution stands the test of time.
Seven principles that guide every technology decision in the Better.sg ecosystem.
Our work is structured around six interconnected areas that collectively ensure every VTO solution is built to last.
Every solution starts with these critical questions to ensure we're building the right thing in the right way.
Every technical decision connects upward to social impact. Click each layer to understand how it contributes.
Our playbook is a collection of best practices, not a rigid rulebook. Security and data protection are non-negotiable; everything else is aspirational. Perfect is the enemy of done.
Read the full playbook on GitHubEvery change follows the same eight steps, from issue to production.
The conventions every VTO repository follows. Select a card to open the full guide.
We encourage GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT and Lovable, with local LLMs for sensitive code, as long as volunteers stay in control.
Practical guides from our engineering playbook, plus the stacks our volunteers have already shipped. Every item links to the real resource.
Four phases of AI-assisted tooling to further amplify the quality and speed of volunteer-built solutions.
Real numbers from delivered and in-flight VTO projects, drawn from our project records.
A commitment to the organisations and communities we serve.
Join us in shaping the future of technology for Singapore's social sector.
Visit Better.sg Read the Playbook