Summarized from ST
09 February 2015
SINGAPORE – More than 19,000 pupils and students, from primary to tertiary levels, have benefited from an initiative launched in April 2014 that aimed to spark their interest in coding.
The Code@SG Movement, which is organised by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, wants to make coding something most people can do, and create a base of technology and software professionals.
The initiative offers enrichment classes teaching the basics of programming to young people, along with up to 63 courses offered to members of infocomm clubs, a co-curricular activity for those interested in honing their coding skills.
These Code for Fun enrichment programmes have taught some 2,700 pupils from 23 schools.
Speaking at Wellington Primary on Monday, Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim said the Code@SG movement would help build the skillset needed for Singapore’s transition to a Smart Nation, where coding would become a necessity.