Tribe, Singapore's IMDA and Temasek roll out Global Developer Hacker House

Tribe, in collaboration with Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Temasek, has launched a Global Developer Hacker House to help developers learn, practice and build solutions to real-world problems. 

Unveiled at the sidelines of Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG), a technology event focused on on AI, trust tech, and sustainability, the Global Developer Hacker House aims to provide a space for developers to network with and learn from some of the best minds in the industry, devise solutions, and gain access to job and growth opportunities. The initiative will groom 100,000 developers over the next two years.

Meta, Google Cloud and Circle will join Tribe, IMDA and Temasek as partners. They will contribute through mentorships, networking opportunities and provide technology assets. The Global Developer Hacker House will also partner with AngelHack, a developer community platform with more than 300,000 developers.

“As the emerging technology space continues to evolve rapidly, investing in its building blocks, namely talent, and infrastructure, is absolutely essential to push into new frontiers of innovation and impact. Collaboration is crucial for the industry to drive a major talent turnaround and lower skills mismatch. Through the Global Developer Hacker House, we are bringing together public and private sectors whilst building a space to spur the next generation of developers while allowing corporations to be able to work with these talent pools,” said Tribe CEO Yi Ming Ng. Tribe is a technology ecosystem builder that connects startups and tech talents

Source: Tribe. Global Developer Hacker House launch event with Tribe, IMDA and Temasek. From left: Dr Ong from IMDA, Russell Tham, Joint Head, Enterprise Development Group (Singapore) and Head, Strategic Development, Temasek, Tribe's Ng, Lew Chuen Hong, CEO, IMDA, and Pradyumna Agrawal, MD, Temasek.

The Global Developer Hacker House comprises developer engagement programmes for technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), Blockchain, and quantum computing amongst others. It will run offline and online, consisting of a series of developer quests, hackathons, meetups and more, around the world including in Singapore and Seoul.

Pointing towards the need to partner with industry to grow a community of tech talent, Dr Ong Chen Hui, Assistant Chief Executive at IMDA, said: “Building a capable pool of developers in emerging tech domains like AI is vital to secure Singapore's place in the digital economy. The Global Developer Hacker House will help talent upskill in diverse tech areas and nurture a thriving developer community. These, in turn, strengthen our talent core, enabling us to attract new investments, jobs, and opportunities for Singapore.”

Emerging technologies have a robust growth track, but the scarcity of talent remains a key challenge. While generative AI continues to draw investments, persistent talent gaps are expected to drive 55% of IT organisations to invest in AI skills by 2023. Blockchain expertise is also one of the highest skills in demand.

“Global Developer Hacker House provides developers the opportunity to learn and co-create next generation experiences,” said Coey Lam, Head of Reality Labs Developer Partnerships at Meta Asia Pacific. 

“AI and metaverse are two of the major technology waves driving our roadmap and our support of this program is core to our commitment to advance these technologies and support the ecosystem in Singapore.”

“APAC is fast becoming a global hub for Web3, and platforms like Global Developer Hacker House play an important role in helping fuel innovation and skills development in the ecosystem. We're excited to see how developers use this new paradigm to build applications, businesses, and digital experiences, and to continue to see how decentralised networks can reimagine online interactions,” said Mitesh Agarwal, MD, customer engineering and Web3 go-to-market, Asia Pacific of Google Cloud.

“At Circle, we are invested in fostering a vibrant developer community. We provide developers with the necessary tools and resources to thrive with the ever-evolving Web3 ecosystem,” said Sandra Persing, VP, Product and Developer Marketing for Circle. 

“Our mission is to establish a solid foundation for the future of finance, and we look forward to empowering future innovators to strengthen Singapore’s position as a global hub for digital assets and Web3 talent.”

Details

Companies and developers interested in being involved with the Global Developer Hacker House can visit www.hacker.dev