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How older workers can add value to their companies

One of the important things to note when deciding which university to continue tertiary education with is the cost – take a look at the expenses tied to university degrees in Singapore.

A total of $60 million will be allocated to the National Robotics Programme (NRP) to advance robotic technologies and promote wider adoption across manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors. This funding will specifically support the RoboCluster initiative, acting as a research and development (R&D) collaboration platform for NRP’s engagement with industries. The inaugural session will be held at SUTD in July.

SINGAPORE is partnering academic institutions and corporations such as Amazon Web Services and S&P Global Market Intelligence to improve its maritime industry’s digital capabilities and cybersecurity. Four memorandums of understanding (MOUs) were signed on Tuesday (Apr 16) between the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and such partners at Singapore Maritime Week.

Singapore’s first maritime network security test platform built by the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is expected to be completed next year. By then, this platform will allow maritime operators to simulate various cyber attacks and defense drills, thereby improving the security capabilities of different system softwares.

The solar system installation project was part of SUTD’s FACT programme in collaboration with HCLTech and Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta, led by Dr Lee Chee Huei and Dr Ching Chee Leong.

Uncle Lin is an enthusiastic volunteer at the community centre and has been dedicated to serving the community for many years. He has a happy family with two children at home to share family affection and joy with him. However, as he grew older, many of his old friends passed away and his children moved out to start their own families. These changes made Uncle Lin feel increasingly lonely and forgotten. His life was once filled with scenes of laughter and joyous gatherings, but now he is the only one left to recall the past within the four walls of his home. Especially during the holidays and weekends, when neighbours and family members gather together, Uncle Lin can only look out the window and feel an unspeakable loneliness in his heart. As he went out less and less, he began to feel the loneliness and helplessness of old age.

To enable students to master the latest technology and cultivate their creativity, the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) spent about $1 million to install two advanced smart factory systems for students to use for free.

What can help seniors if they get lost in the hospital and miss their medical appointment? Students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have designed a smart indoor navigation system that uses a person’s unique shoe print to guide them. The navigation system, named “Glowing Guide”, is a final-year Capstone project completed by a team of seven fourth-year students from SUTD under the mentorship of Alexandra Hospital.

TODAY’s long-running Big Read series looked at why youths prefer to text than to get on a phone call, both at work and socially.