tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2023-01-02T17:04:27+08:00 Peatix A Good Space tag:peatix.com,2022:event-3414601 2022-12-03T13:00:00SGT 2022-12-03T13:00:00SGT

Passionate about supporting low-income families to live better? Come listen to 3 teams of passionate changemakers pitch their ideas to improve digital inclusion for low-income families in Singapore and share your feedback! Some ideas they are working on include: 👩‍👧 Create and train a community network of caregivers to guide children on using technology for learning and navigating the Internet safely🕹️ Organize play-based workshops to help children from low-income families learn digital skills through games such as Roblox and Minecraft 🌐 Use technology (e.g. IOT devices) to help mothers in low-income families to improve their quality of life When we were all forced by the pandemic to go online to learn, work and stay connected, many were cut-off from such access due to the lack of Internet connectivity, devices or digital literacy, especially those from low-income communities.In the last two years, there have been various efforts to help to bridge this ‘digital divide’ but these issues will persist even after the pandemic, how can we do more?For the last 4 months, we have gathered people across all sectors - NGOs, government agencies, businesses and low-income community members themselves to form teams and generate ideas to address key issues in digital inclusion.At this very special edition of A Good Pitch, you'll get to:  Listen to the 3 innovative ideas proposed by the teams Meet the passionate people behind the different ideas and hear their stories Share your feedback, resources, networks and time to help them imporve their ideas And much more... in an afternoon of good fun for a great cause! Date: Saturday, 3rd December 2022Time: 1pm - 5pmVenue: Workcentral, 190 Clemenceau Ave, #06-01, Singapore Shopping Centre, S239924This workshop is part of the Digital Inclusion Listening Living Labs (L3) initiative launched by A Good Space.The L3 is a multi-year program where we will gather multi-sector stakeholders who care about digital inclusion (e.g. businesses, academics, non-profit organizations, persons with lived experience, etc) to listen to each other and ideate solutions to bridge the digital divide.This L3 is currently stewarded by leaders representing different sectors within low-income communities, including: Mr Johann Annuar, Former Executive Director, Engineering Good Ms Ruth Tan, Executive Director, South Central Community FSC Ms Joyce Teo, Executive Director, Community Foundation Singapore Ms Elaine Loo, Director, Service Strategy & Innovation, NCSS Dr Natalie Pang, Senior Lecturer & Deputy Head of Department, NUS Dr Carol Soon, Senior Research Fellow, IPS A Good Space is Singapore's first co-operative of changemakers, set up to convene diverse changemakers to work on social issues, together. We currently have 32 members representing 15 different social issues and communities who collectively share resources, ideas, and collaborate on projects.We are united by our belief that together, we can do more for the issues we care about than we can do alone. To learn more about A Good Space, please visit: www.agoodspace.org. For enquiries, please reach out to us at livinglabs@agoodspace.org.In registering for this event, you consent to the collection and processing of your personal information for the purposes of this event only, in accordance to the Personal Data Protection Act (2012).

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