Singapore government matchmaking sdu

Besides coordinating and facilitating dating activities offered by the private sector, it also serves to educate the public on singlehood issues. SDN's role in the industry has not always been that of facilitating and accrediting. When it was first established in as SDU, it functioned on its own, organising activities for its members without the help of commercial agencies. It was only in that the then SDU decided on a major change in approach: it let the private sector be the main provider of matchmaking and dating services, focusing instead on accrediting and funding private dating agencies and projects.

Now, the Government's Cupid for graduate singles, the Social Development Unit SDU , is hanging up its quiver and leaving matchmaking to the private sector. In an about-face from its early days - when the mere mention of it elicited a nudge and a wink, and when wags said its acronym stood for Single, Desperate and Ugly - the SDU brand now has cachet. So its new focus will be on giving its stamp of approval to dating agencies and professional matchmakers, and on funding private-sector agencies and projects which promote dating. The change in direction is perhaps a result of the national icon's acknowledgement that it has been unable to shake off its image as a state-controlled dating agency, and that private businesses will be better at helping the nation's singles pair up. We hope it will play a bigger role in organising social interaction activities and offering dating services for singles. For the SDS, specially selected grassroots leaders will be appointed to take over the organisation of matchmaking activities. Environmental officials in Hong Kong have begun working more closely with mainland Chinese authorities and are posting pollution data on public access web sites.

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