Welcome to the SWAT Group

Social Work and Tech

We are a diverse group based in Singapore 🇸🇬, including social work researchers, social workers and counsellors, computer scientists, and students. We are passionate about exploring how technology and AI can be used in the social services. Our three main goals are:

• Finding new ways to use technology and AI in social services
• Testing how well these tools are and how useful are they in the real work
• Ensuring technology and AI are used ethically and put people first
• Understanding how practitioners and AI can work together in social services

By combining our skills, we aim to find ways for technology and AI to positively impact those who rely on social services, while supporting social service professionals. We strive to use these tools in a way that respects and benefits service users, their families, and communities, and empowers social service practitioners.