Asia’s first legal technology-focused startup accelerator has launched in Singapore – the latest step by the city-state to make its mark as a regional hub.

The Global Legal Innovation and Digital Entrepreneurship (GLIDE) was launched earlier this week by the Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP) – a two-year pilot programme started at the beginning of last year by the Singapore Academy of Law, a government body that promotes the city-state’s legal industry. GLIDE is accepting applications until the end of August and successful applicants will be notified beginning in July.