Design Futures Forum 2023: Design for Better Futures (Segment 2)
Segment 2: Design for the Future of Emerging Tech
What does our digital future look like? This segment delves into the topic with those who will be shaping a new era of the digital age. They explore what an increasingly digitalised economy and society mean for the future of design, and why design is essential to the future of emerging tech. They delve into different visions of our digital future and the technologies that are central to their realisation.
01:19 – Segment Introduction by Dr Ming Tan, Founding Executive Director, Tech for Good Institute
09:44 – Presentation by Chng Kai Fong, Permanent Secretary (Development), Ministry of Communications and Information
23:26 – Presentation by Dr Deb Goswami, Structured and Generative AI Technologist for Developer Programmes, Asia Pacific South, NVIDIA
39:45 – Presentation by Kay Poh Gek Vasey, Founder, The MeshMinds Foundation
54:33 – Panel Discussion: Design for the Future of Emerging Tech
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Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), the Design Futures Forum at Singapore Design Week 2023 was a special-edition event marking Dsg’s 20th anniversary, and 20 years of design’s evolution and potential as a multiplier for impact across contexts. It examined three key areas where design can – and must – create impact for better futures: sustainability, emerging tech, and care.