13 January 2007
National Olympiad in Informatics Challenge

The National Olympiad in Informatics Challenge is part of the inaugural National Infocomm Competition. Participants are required to individually solve and program solutions for 6-7 programming tasks. The tasks are algorithmic in nature and span all areas of computing including cryptography, computational geometry, database, bio-informatics.

For more challenges, see National Infocomm Competitions

15 - 18 January 2007
Shared Services Summit China 2007

This conference is focused on achieving operational efficiency and cost reduction in China based Shared Services Centers (SSCs). It features keynote speakers from 14 different industries will share their experience of setting up and running successful SSCs in Asia Pacific and China.

18 January 2007
SiTF's ICT Business Outlook Forum

Start the year 2007 with SiTF's ICT Business Outlook Forum (jointly organised by IDA and SiTF) where industry experts share their views on the ICT industry in Singapore and beyond. In addition, join us for this first brand forum where you will find out more about branding for the global markets. Learn more about branding from different perspectives - from the brand guru to the industry players. Be also the first to witness the launch of the infocomm Singapore brand!

2 February 2007
Integrating Healthcare Empowering Patients

IT is opening up new possibilities for the healthcare, a sector that is heavily reliant on data. The potential is wide-ranging, encompassing how patients can be more effectively cared for; the way patients, doctors and other care givers communicate in an integrated healthcare ecosystem; and intelligent applications that assist doctors in making medical decisions.

The Ministry of Health and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore would like to invite you to a full-day conference during the inaugural Healthcare IT Innovation Week to hear from renowned overseas speakers and learn from local case studies about how IT is transforming the healthcare sector around the world and in Singapore.

Please register at www.healthcareit.com.sg.
(Admission is free by registration only)

5 February 2007
New Reality Game Show: i-whiz

Airing on: Channel 5, 9 pm

Be a player in the i-Whiz Viewers' Contest and stand to win attractive prizes!

Catch Singapore's latest and hippiest infocomm reality game show which challenges the brains and determination of these young contestants as they strive to become Singapore's whiz in infocomm.

i-Whiz is a new 10-episode infocomm reality game show on Channel 5 that will pit Singapore's brightest young IT talents against each other in a competition of knowledge and skills to succeed in the competitive infocomm sector. The 12 contestants are aged between 15-21 years old, and selected from secondary schools, junior colleges and polytechnics.

6 February 2007
Distinguished Infocomm Speaker Series - Ambassador David A Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, Department of State

At over $300 billion, the United States' trade in ICT products and services is more than twice of Singapore's GDP. Industry and policy trends within the U.S. will therefore have a profound impact in Asia and the global market. Hear from IDA Distinguished Infocomm Speaker, Ambassador David A. Gross, as he shares insights to the present and future plans towards infocomm in the U.S.

Please register with ida_cmcd_events@ida.gov.sg or 6211-1167 (Tony) by 26 January 2007. Seats are limited! Attendance is by invitation only.