Upon submission, the business idea will be assessed by the relevant government agency. For straightforward cases, you can expect a response on the assessment within two weeks. For more complex proposals, it may take up to a month or more.

If the application is incomplete, unclear or further details are required, the PEP Secretariat will contact you for clarification. It is therefore advisable to be clear and specific when you submit your business idea.

You should give a good summary of your business idea, how is the idea innovative, the specific public assets you want to use and the form of First Mover Advantage you are looking for.

You can submit supporting documents by emailing them to the PEP Secretariat at mti_pepsec@mti.gov.sg.

All information submitted will be treated in the strictest confidentiality. Only relevant people who are involved in the assessment of your business idea will have access to the information. They include the PEP Secretariat, officers from the relevant agencies, and the PEP members.

We will publish your First Mover idea only after it has been accepted by the agency for implementation.

We will identify the relevant agency to assess your proposal.

For proposals which require assessment/approvals from more than one agency, we will also identify an agency to lead the assessment and be the key point-of-contact, and work with the other relevant agencies.