Tech4Community Festival shares emerging technologies with Singapore public

The TECH4Community Festival – a collaboration between SGTech, the organisation advocating the technology industry previously known as Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) was held over the weekend from April 28-29 in Singapore, attracting over 15,000 visitors.

More than 250 volunteers from SGTech members and 20 participating tech companies provided hands-on tutorials and coaching, making it easy for visitors and participants to learn about technology and improve their digital knowledge.

IMDA announced a collaboration with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) to familiarise all segments of the community with the use of technology. The partnership is aimed at empowering citizens to become more confident about using technology in their daily activities.

Activities at TECH4Community Festival showcased how technology can influence and empower various aspects of our lives through learning, play and work.

Source: SGTech. At the Coding for Youth@Tech4Community Workshop held at Pixel Labs@NLB, children were taught how to code using the games Flappy Bird and Minecraft as examples.

Source: SGTech. A boy and his grandfather get hands-on experience with NAO, an interactive robot built by Hilton and IBM that can be used as a concierge, teaching children with special needs and even as a dancer.

The Tech4Community Festival was anchored by sponsors Accenture, Dell EMC, Liquid Pay, Microsoft, NETS, and Oracle and supported by EZSofe, findjobs, ITE, M1, Reidao, the Singapore Land Authority, Trend Micro, and Tueetor.