Project: Machine Learning for Trade Recommender
Join Our Team for an Exciting Internship in Applied Machine Learning!
As an intern in the Business Statistics Division, you will play a key role in developing an innovative trade recommender system that transforms how businesses discover global export opportunities. This is an unique opportunity to experience applying machine learning techniques to real-world data. Think Netflix recommendations, but for export markets!
Department of Statistics
Business Statistics Intern
Internship
Closing on 29 May 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
Machine Learning Development: Design and implement collaborative filtering algorithms that identify patterns between similar businesses and their export destinations, creating intelligent market recommendations for businesses seeking new markets.
Data Preprocessing & Feature Engineering: Transform raw business data into meaningful features that capture firm characteristics and trade relationships to train our recommendation model.
AI Model Training & Validation: Participate in training machine learning models on real-world trade data, testing different algorithms, and validating recommendations against actual export success stories.
Interactive Visualisation & Insights: Create compelling data visualisations and dashboards that translate the recommendations into actionable business intelligence for potential exporters.
By joining us, you will gain invaluable experience in applying machine learning techniques to real-world data, that directly impact Singapore's businesses.
What we are looking for
Knowledge or experience in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Accountancy, Actuarial Science or subjects with substantial quantitative content
Required Skills:
- Basic Programming Knowledge (Python)
Preferred Skills:
- Machine learning skills
- Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau PowerBI or Matplotlib
Required Duration: Jul/Aug 2026 to Dec 2026/Jan 2027 [Min. 24 weeks]
Part Time Option Available; Min. 3 days a week
About your application process
This job is closing on 29 May 2026.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Department of Statistics or the wider Public Service.
About Department of Statistics
The Singapore Department of Statistics is the National Statistical Authority responsible for statistics on the Singapore economy and population.
We collect, compile, analyse and disseminate a wide range of economic, business, household and population data, as well as analyse and monitor trends in the economy and population.
With these vital inputs, policymakers, business decision makers and our data users gain valuable insights into current and emerging economic and social trends, enabling them to make calculated and informed decisions in the formulation of policies and strategies for the future. Apart from public agencies and businesses, our users also include researchers, analysts, educators, students, the media and the general public.
Join our team and make a difference by contributing important statistical input to facilitate policy planning and decision-making and support Singapore's present and future economic and social development.
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