The DBIC programme was an initiative organised by DBIC and hosted by AIRmaker. A number of teams from Japan were invited to Singapore for five months to undergo innovation programme, including the piloting of solutions to address the following challenges in Singapore:

• The unemployment rate of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) is 70-90 percent
• 95 percent of independent musicians are undiscovered and struggle to make a living through music
• 40 percent of the people dine alone but 30 percent of them don’t want to dine alone
• Relying on “goodwill” of the people to recycle and no tangible benefit for those who recycle

At the end of the pilots, DBIC hosted a demo day to showcase the solutions.