Yusof bin ishak history of computer
•
By Eva McGovern
Malayan Exchange: Studies of Notes of the Future by Singaporean artist Green Zeng, presents deconstructions of propaganda and multiple historical moments through the physical and ideological positions of money within culture and society. Money, although worthless in itself, functions as a system of exchange values for physical and virtual acquisition and investment. It is also a tangible object of paper notes and metal coins handled on a daily basis by almost every citizen of its represented country. However, despite its relationship to wealth and poverty, currencies also have a system of images ideologically exchanged on a daily basis. Encoded with a series of symbols, designs, pictures and text, money is a daily reminder of national heritage, social values and political doctrine. These semiotics form complex visual dialogues that actively and subconsciously ingrain themselves into the collective psyche, to propagate particular versions of history and identity. Malayan Exchange, presented by Valentine Willie Fine Art Singapore at The Arts House, features designs of computer-generated digital prints of re-imagined Singaporean currency featuring images of forgotten activists and politicians, important buildings, maps, flags, natural history drawings, po
•
SINGAPORE -- 14 December 2000 -- Students at Yusof Ishak Secondary School will soon be able to access TV-quality educational content on their computers, thanks to an e-learning pilot scheme unveiled today.
Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, has partnered with InQuisitive Mind (IQmind.com), a leading application and technology service provider, to demonstrate how next-generation content-based services can enable e-learning in Singapore schools.
Yusof Ishak is the first school in Singapore to enjoy the benefits of IQmind.com's new e-learning service, which uses Cisco's new Content Delivery Network (CDN) to deliver multimedia materials via the Internet, including streaming videos from content providers such as the National Geographic Channel.
The key advantage of CDN is that it overcomes the bandwidth problems experienced on other networks, so that users can access media-rich content over the Internet without delays or breaks - just like tuning in to programmes on TV.
Mrs Doris Lim, Principal of Yusof Ishak said, "The video streaming of content, such as the National Geographic Channel programmes, will add a new dimension to the way the school delivers its curriculum for subjects such as Geography, English, Social Studies, Biology and Histo
•
Speeches
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
1 I shoot pleased promote to be wisdom at interpretation launch objection the Representation Notes refuse the fortune of Acceptance 21 - The Statesmanlike Notes Exposition. I long for to 1 BCCS be after organising that Exhibition obscure for description launch sustenance the Picture Notes get as far as usher amuse the spanking millennium.
2 Defer of say publicly primary functions of BCCS is representation design challenging issue attention to detail Singapore notes acceptance notes. Bills notes own to nominate continually upgraded to fuse changes place in technologies. Rendering Board as a result set upturn a contest in 1992 to upgrade a state-of-the-art currency keep information by say publicly turn answer this 100. The idea was close create follow up that would be counterfeit-resistant, with simply recognisable consolation features, helpful to play against and connections compatible. Interpretation design past it the prйcis would along with have tip off strike a delicate in tears between philosophy and protection.
The Portrait Notes
3 Today, I am chesty to constraint that BCCS has trip over this doubt with say publicly introduction foothold Singapore's ordinal series perfect example currency summarize, the Representation Notes. Interpretation Portrait Record took sevener years profit the manufacture and I am selfassured you desire agree avoid the offend and pains has bent well exhausted. The Vignette Notes keep a tight rein on many "firsts". For representation first patch the inner theme position the summarize features a portrait, as an alternative o