Designtaxi.com
16th Jan 2008
The Temasek Design School, a member of the Icograda Education Network (IEN), will play a leadership role in Singapore's new National Design Centre for Ageing. The >60 Design Centre was announced by Minister Mr Lim Boon Heng on 10 January 2008 at the Silver Industry Conference & Exhibition (SICEX) 2008 in Suntec City. Hosted at Temasek Polytechnic, the Centre has been established by the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports (MCYS).
The >60 Design Centre will generate ideas and research for development and commercialisation. It will also provide design consultation to industry to develop products for the international silver market and generate public and industry interest in designing for the ageing via seminars, workshops and conferences.
Supported by Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and Spring Singapore, it aims to be a national leader in age-friendly and inclusive innovation, giving birth to products and services that will enhance and improve the quality of lifestyle adopted by baby boomers and the emerging ageing population.
The announcement of the centre builds on the success of '>60: A Generation of Ideas', a project initiated by Temasek Design School in September 2006 and launched officially on April 2007.
Complete information on the Centre and its programmes, please visit http://www.greaterthan60.com/
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