Singapore seems to have an advanced notion of how to develop and use technology innovations.

The small nation is trying to serve all age groups. The government, through a new education program, starts by teaching pre-schoolers sequencing skills, through simple, fun games, so that they can be ready to learn software coding as they grow older. At the other end of the age spectrum, it is testing the use of robots to help elderly folks at a neighborhood drop-in center do simple exercises.

In between, the government has encouraged the use of robots at Changi General Hospital, a major facility with 1,000 beds, to deliver medicines and supplies to patient rooms. Telepresence is being introduced to coach physical therapy patients so a caregiver isn’t needed to take the patients somewhere for treatment. In an earlier blog, I described ongoing work to develop self-driving taxis, partly to address growing concerns with urban density.

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