IT Youth Award

IT Youth Award 2006 Winner

Mr Melvin Tan, who graduated with Diploma in Business Informatics in 2005, was awarded the IT Youth Award 2006 on 25 February, for his entrepreneurial spirit and his work in using IT to help others.

His passion for IT started during his secondary school days, when he was president of his school's computer club. His business acumen saw him setting up his first company to produce and sell batteries for micro-mouse robots. His entrepreneurial adventures took him to other projects such as online games, PC networking and IT services for clients. In his final year at NYP, he started another company Tinkerbox Corporation. Tinkerbox Corporation allows him to move into software application development and one of its products - SMILES - has been trialled successfully at two primary schools. Plans are underway to commercialise the software. Another product Synapse, was placed as 2nd runners-up at the National Microsoft Imagine Cup competition in 2005.

The IT Youth Award aims to recognise outstanding youths aged 25 and below for their creativity, critical thinking skills and capabilities in IT accomplishment, research and projects. Melvin is the fourth NYP graduate to have won this prestigious award.

Congratulations, Melvin!

IT Youth Award 2005 Winner

Mr Lo Min Ming, a student from the School of Information Technology, was conferred the IT Youth Award by the Singapore Computer Society on 5 March 2005, in recognition of his contributions to the IT field in Singapore.

Believing that technology does not just make work easier but should make people closer, Min Ming developed a software product that not only coordinates complex schedules effectively but also bridges communication among people.

With a heart for community service, Min Ming makes time to contribute through different projects and uses his IT skills to help the society in his special way.

Min Ming is the third NYP graduate to have won this prestigious award.

Congratulations, Min Ming!

IT Youth Award 2004 Winner

Mr Linus Tan, a student from the School of Information Technology, was conferred the IT Youth Award by the Singapore Computer Society on 28 February 2004.

Linus believes that no obstacle is too big if one has the passion. Armed with little else but creativity, passion and a spirit of enterprise, he developed a real-time strategy game, Teridian Shadow, at the age of 16 with a friend. The eye-catching graphics and innovative gameplay successfully won Linus a coveted place at Milia 2002 Conference in France. His talent in games development has open doors to business opportunities, including developing a business simulation game for a local university.

During his final-year of study for the Diploma in Information Technology, Linus specialised in digital entertainment. He has plans for a technopreneurial pursuit, specialising in games development.

Congratulations, Linus!

IT Youth Award 2003 Winner

Mr Goh Beng Yeow, who graduated with Diploma in Multimedia and Infocomm Technology, was awarded the IT Youth Award 2003. Beng Yeow fitted into the roles of Student Leader, Student ambassador and youth entrepreneur but he also reminds us all of the excitement, passion and fun that one can have in integrating interest and career.

At the age of 17, Beng Yeow was appointed student ambassador of the International Schools CyberFair, an international webpage design competition which saw official entries from more than 500,000 students from 2,500 schools in 75 countries around the world. As an ambassador, Beng Yeow helped initiate local secondary school students to Web Projects which entailed research on their local communities and the use of WebPages and Internet Technologies to present their findings. Beng Yeow voluntarily continued his role as Ambassador for 5 years.

While at NYP, Beng Yeow was elected as the President of the Internet Club during his second and third year of studies. Under his presidency, the Internet Club represented the Polytechnic in National-level Competitions, and provided IT-related workshops for fellow NYP students as well as Secondary Students.

During his final year in Nanyang Polytechnic in 2000, Beng Yeow founded PDALive.com Pte Ltd amidst the dot.com boom, a start-up venture specialising in handheld and mobililty solutions. The company provides a PDA resource website for users as well as develop custom handheld and mobility enterprise solutions as its main source of revenue.

Congratulations, Beng Yeow!

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