Microsoft marries the desire of the citizenry for a bigger voice and the Government’s post-election impetus to better cultivate social media – by bringing the community together to examine the role that technology plays in oiling the interactions and engagement.
Panel discussion at GovCamp Singapore
Thought leaders, citizens, students, government officials, developers, public servants, web 2.0 advocates, bloggers and community members concerned with technology, open data and open government converged to The Rock Auditorium in Suntec City.
Breakout sessions mooted and voted by participants.
The multi-track conference started at 3pm and will end at 10pm.
Following the opening speech by Jessica Tan, Managing Director, Microsoft Singapore; speech by Guest of Honour, Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts; Jane Fountain delivered the keynote speech.
One of the breakout discussions at GovCamp Singapore
This was followed by a panel discussion between Jane Fountain, James Kang, Prof Ashish Lall, and Dr Pallab Saha – moderated by Rodrigo Becerra Mizuno, Managing Director, e-Government, Microsoft.
The detailed agenda for GovCamp and the full designations of the speakers can be found here.
Another of the breakout discussions at GovCamp Singapore
After the break, participants broke into smaller discussion groups to focus on topics that they had earlier proposed and voted upon. The list of topics for the sessions can be found here.
Overall, the impression I got from the event was that it was well-attended, with good levels of interaction and discussion. Hopefully, there’ll be more of such engagement sessions in the future.
