NYP x Smart Nation Website
While the government has done much for promoting Smart Nation, many elderly people remain ignorant about it, due to fear of being unable to catch up, which may further increase the divide between the tech-savvy population, and the elderly.
Insights about the elderly
Before the cessation of the 2G Network, most elderly owned basic Smart Phones (Nokia Phones).
However, now they own Smart Phones (iPhones or Andorid Phones), but only use for calling or texting.
During our research, we explained more about Smart Nation to the elderly. After explaining, they were interested in learning more about Smart Nation.
Most elderly live alone and have the social workers as their sole point of contact.
Features
Workshops - Provides courses conducted by various tech companies or government agencies
Industry Partners - Featured content from tech companies
Newsroom - Provide updates about new initiatives under Smart Nation
Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ) - Provides answers to common questions about Smart Nation
Guides - PDF Guides about common topics such as Using Andoird and iOS as well as a quick quiz to test their understanding
Interest Form - Allows the elderly to register their interest in Smart Nation Initiatives
Get a Tutor and Tutor Dashboard - Allow the elderly to engage a tutor on a 1-to-1 session while allowing Tutors to manage their requests for tutoring sessions
Industry Partners Administration Page - Allow tech companies to post their featured content
Portal - Manage form data submitted via the website
Project Specfics
Coded based on Bootstrap 3 HTML + CSS + JavaScript Template
jQuery JavaScript
Hosted on GitHub Pages
Application Data stored using Local + Session Storage
HTTPS Support
Website dependencies loaded via CDN