SINGAPORE - Every day, Madam Pearlie Ow, 69, uses the MyTransport.sg mobile application to check for bus arrival timings. She also reads the e-books she downloaded on her National Library Board (NLB) mobile application.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Every day, Madam Pearlie Ow, 69, uses the MyTransport.sg mobile application to check for bus arrival timings. She also reads the e-books she downloaded on her National Library Board mobile application.
The digitally-savvy senior, who is a member of the Merdeka Generation, has been passing on her knowledge to peers around her age since she signed up to volunteer as a Smart Nation Ambassador in February this year. The SNDGO said on Sunday that there are now around 600 Smart Nation Ambassadors since the initiative was launched in February this year.
Speaking on Sunday, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, who is the Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, highlighted the role and contributions of Smart Nation Ambassadors in helping the society get digitally ready. This can be done by getting acquainted with the basic functions of a smartphone, learning how to connect to the Internet and downloading useful mobile applications that can help seniors in their daily activities, he added.
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