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Introduction. Touted as “Singapore’s biggest hackathon ever”, the Hackathon @ SG 2015 was an intense 24-hour coding competition held at ITE College Central between 25 and 26 July. Luckily enough for me, I was able to live through it and tell the tale of what an amazing time I had! The theme for the competition was “Towards a smart nation” (i.e. to contribute towards the SG50 Smart Nation initiative) and we were given 6 challenges to be addressed on the day itself. These were: ...

It has been 2 days since the start of the Imagine Cup 2015 week, and things are starting to heat up around here. In case you’re not yet aware, the Imagine Cup is the world’s most premier IT competition for students. From over 2000 teams who joined the Imagine Cup competition back in September last year, to the 150 teams in the World Semifinals, down to 33 World Finalists to compete for the Imagine Cup. Team Mozter, from Temasek Polytechnic, will be representing Singapore as one of the 33 World Finalists. ...

If you’re a student at a recognized educational institute (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary), you’re eligible for Microsoft DreamSpark where you can get free development tools and software. One of the benefits is Microsoft Azure - a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters. In this article, I’ll be walking through the steps to create your very first blog in just a few minutes, using the free Microsoft Dreamspark offerings to students. You may then use your blog to write about your daily personal encounters, or share your awesome life’s stories with your friends and families. Before we begin, be sure to activate your free Microsoft Dreamspark and Azure account for students using these instructions. ...

On the 4th of April 2015 (Saturday), Microsoft Singapore held the final round of the national Imagine Cup competition. The Imagine Cup competition is a global challenge which is comprised of three categories – Games, Innovation, and World Citizenship. Teams from local Polytechnics and Universities compete for an opportunity to present their ideas in the World Finals at Seattle in July and for a chance to win the grand prize of $50,000 USD. This year, our champions who will be moving on to the online World Semi-finals are: • Games - Team Illan (Nanyang Polytechnic) • Innovation – Team 3DiMS (Nanyang Polytechnic) • World Citizenship - Team Mozter (Temasek Polytechnic) [caption id=“attachment_19579” align=“aligncenter” width=“4208”] Team Illan[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19582” align=“aligncenter” width=“4208”] Team Mozter[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19591” align=“aligncenter” width=“4208”] Team 3DiMS[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19580” align=“aligncenter” width=“4208”] Team Blue Monocle[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19581” align=“aligncenter” width=“4208”] Team Concept Crew[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19583” align=“aligncenter” width=“4208”] Team eSpeech Therapist[/caption] Team Illan The world as we know it has lost its colours and liveliness. Gifted with special powers, the protagonist of this game goes on an adventure to repaint the world and seek out his true identity. However, his journey will not be easy as mind-boggling puzzles stand between him and his destination. Team 3DiMS 3DiMS (3D Measurement System) is a software running on the Microsoft Surface that performs Intracerebral Haemorrhage (ICH) 3D detection and measurement for rapid stroke patients. 3DiMS is able to measure the ICH volume with reasonable accuracy within a minute using only the Microsoft Surface, with no other additional equipment required. It is fast, convenient and low cost. This capability to rapidly measure ICH Volume at the bedside has the potential to improve the care of stroke patients worldwide. Team Mozter Mozter is a mosquito monitoring platform that leverages on the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based technologies to assist vector control officers with national mosquito surveillance and control programmes. The platform comprises of (a) a mosquito detection sensor, (b) the data processing server and (c) a data visualisation platform to tell the story of the data collected from the sensor. Also today on the 10th of April (Friday), our 3 champion teams in the respective categories attended a special session here in Microsoft Singapore. The 3 teams had the opportunity to refine their presentation over the week based on feedback from the 4th April session, and present it to our internal Microsoft teams, where they were given additional feedback. The 3 teams will be working on a video submission of their projects, where they will compete at the APAC level. A total of 6 teams from APAC will eventually be shortlisted for the World Finals in Seattle. [caption id=“attachment_19607” align=“aligncenter” width=“3000”] Microsoft employees listening in to the presentations from the winning teams[/caption]

I’m glad to announce the public recruitment of the Microsoft Student Partners in Singapore! If you’re interested in joining MSP Singapore, please register your interest now by 6 May 2015: Who are the Microsoft Student Partners? The Microsoft Student Partners are a global group of student developer who love the Microsoft technology stack, and love sharing this technology with their student communities around them. In Singapore, we have 40 awesome MSPs from polytechnics and universities, from Schools of IT, Engineering, Business and more! They are part of over 7,000 MSPs from 120 countries all over the globe. These MSPs are experts on the Microsoft technology stack, and organize activities and events for their own campus. Here’s a video featuring some of these international MSPs: We’ve just announced the Public Recruitment for MSP in Singapore last weekend at the Imagine Cup 2015 Singapore Finals. Here’s the slide deck that we showed in case you missed it: We’re looking for a limited number of enthusiastic student developers and ambassadors to join the MSP Singapore group this May. Do you have what it takes to be a technical evangelist MSP? If you do, register your interest now by 6 May 2015! After registering your interest, we will request more information from you, and shortlist potential MSPs to attend an interview. Finally, accepted MSPs will be invited to attend our May meetup. Here’s an overview of what happens when after registering your interest. If you have any questions, please send them over to Jason Chee, Programme Lead for MSP Singapore: t-jachee@microsoft.com ...

Since Imagine Cup started in 2003, students all over the world have teamed up to make the world a better place. By creating impressive new technology projects in fields such as health, education, and the environment these students have shown the world new ways to think and to change. Over the past 6 months, innovative young minds all over Singapore have been dreaming, building and living the inventor’s dream. To make the world a better place, they have created projects to influence critical fields such as healthcare, education and our environment. After rounds of refining their projects, six teams of finalists will pitch to industry experts for the opportunity to represent Singapore in the World Finals held in Seattle this July. Only one will be selected for each of these categories: World Citizenship, Innovation, and Games. For the techies, the creatives, and the entrepreneurs – JOIN US! Be inspired. Be the next! ...

If you’re a student in Singapore (or anywhere, really) at a recognized educational institute (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary) you’re eligible for Microsoft DreamSpark where you can get free development tools and software. At DreamSpark, you’ll be able to explore programming through tools such as Visual Studio and SQL Server and take advantage of subscriptions such as Windows Store Developer Accounts and the recently released Azure offer for students. Here’s how to join: ...

Web Camp - Exploring Microsoft Azure and MVC framework in Visual Studio Everybody’s gotta start somewhere I’ve been having the inclination to learn how to build my own website for a very long time. The chance to design and style my very own corner of the internet, and upload my ideas and projects has always been exciting, but has been taking a back seat. Too much work, too lazy, too busy with Dota2 - there’s always been an excuse to push it to the next free slot. So when Terence, a Technical Evangelist from Microsoft Singapore posted about his upcoming Web Camp, I was quite excited at the prospect of learning to use Microsoft’s Azure platform for web applications and projects. Laptop? Check. Cables? Check. Open mind? Bit sleepy, but check. Off I went! ...

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that students around the world will be able to access Microsoft Azure for free. Previously, students who wanted to explore Microsoft’s cloud computing platform and infrastructure would have to have had a credit card in order to sign up for the free trial. This offer can be claimed through Microsoft DreamSpark with a verified student account. Students will be able to explore the new Azure App Service and build and deploy websites and web apps using a plethora of languages such as ASP.NET, Java, PHP, Node.js and Python. Here is a full list of services you can use to develop in the cloud at no cost: ...

Are you a maker, a developer, an innovator, an aspiring entrepreneur or a tech-geek? The Transport & You(th) Hackathon is looking for tech-savvy youth, hungry for a social challange. There’s just one objective: Enhance commuter travel experience through use of technology. Make use of rich land transport datasets available at the Hackathon. Team up with your friends to co-create innovative land transport solutions. Think you can make a student’s public transport more entertaining? Want to revolutionize the ecosystem for bus commuters with special needs? Ready to create the next big transport app? This Hackathon is for you. For registration and more information, please visit the official hackathon website. ...