Singapore teaches its seniors to code
From: c|net - 10/30/2017
By: Aloysius Low

A government initiative pairs a senior with a volunteer to guide them through
the learning process.

Libraries in Singapore are hosting special versions of the global Hour of
Code movement, which is helping seniors aged 50 and older learn how to
program in the Swift language alongside student volunteer instructors. The
event is part of a larger initiative driven by the Singapore government to
make the country's senior citizens more familiar with technology. The global
Hour of Code project is designed to help students of all ages learn coding
and computer science, and it claims to have already reached out to 100
million students in 180 countries. In Singapore, the participating seniors
spend about an hour learning the basics of programming, first getting an
avatar moving around before moving on to loop integrations. Although the Hour
of Code's participants are unlikely to develop advanced coding skills, the
one-hour training sessions could help spark interest in a different hobby to
keep their minds active and alert.

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Links:
Silver Infocomm Initiative
https://www.imda.gov.sg/community/consumer-education/digital-inclusion/silver-infocomm-initiative

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