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Source:
www.ida.gov.sg |
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No National Day Parade
Tickets? |
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Thanks to Infocomm,
You Can Now Catch All Celebrations From Wherever You Are to Enjoy
'Live' Footage from Up to 18 Camera Views & Bond with Fellow
Singaporeans |
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Singaporeans can look forward to celebrating
National Day the infocomm way, thanks to a collaboration by the National
Day Parade 2007 Executive Committee (NDP EXCO), Infocomm Development
Authority of Singapore (IDA), and industry partners. |
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"We are very excited that this year, even
without National Day Parade tickets, Singaporeans can enjoy a
personalised National Day from the comfort of your homes as well as
on-the-go with your mobile and PDA phones, and laptops", said COL Teo
Jing Siong, Chairman, NDP 2007 EXCO. |
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Get CONNECTED |
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From today till 26 August 2007, apart from
logging on to www.ndp.org.sg to find
out more about this year's National Day celebrations and activities,
Singaporeans can log onto
www.ndp.org.sg/infocomm to enjoy an array of infocomm services
related to the celebrations. |
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What's more, when they are on-the-go, they
can also use their mobile or PDA phones to visit
www.ndp.org.sg/mobile to be
part of the celebrations. Accessing these services is easy - all you
need is connectivity to Singapore's pervasive mobile cellular or
broadband networks, both wired and wireless. |
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Mr Chan Yeng Kit, IDA's Chief Executive
Officer, said, "Infocomm has the power to extend the 'reach' and
'richness' of our National Day celebrations. Even if you are not one of
the lucky ones with an NDP ticket, or are overseas far away from home,
you too can enjoy the celebrations. Catch up to 18 alternative 'live'
views of the celebrations simultaneously, including the excitement in
the backstage and at fringe events. Share your National Day well wishes,
photos and video clips with fellow Singaporeans all in real time. With
infocomm, you needn't take a back seat. You can be part of the
celebrations." |
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As at May 2007, Singapore's mobile
penetration stands at 109.5 per cent, while household broadband
penetration has reached 69.2 per cent. 78 per cent of, or some 8
in 10 households, own at least a PC or a laptop. There are also
now 428,000 Wireless@SG (free 512 kbps) subscribers in Singapore. |
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Get MORE |
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Once connected, Singaporeans can
immediately begin to enjoy National Day, the infocomm way, and to
get more out of their celebrations. |
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Footage from up to 18 'live'
alternative camera views will be available on the actual-day
Parade itself and Singaporeans can also be a part of the fringe
celebration activities without physically being there. |
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In addition, through a camera trained
on the floating platform twenty-four hours a day, seven days a
week, Singaporeans can view the preparatory activities that take
place from now till National Day. Look out too for a 3D model of
the Marina Bay area. Have fun navigating through it! |
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For those keen to indulge in a spot of
creativity, try your hand at the 'Best Living Memory' video and
'Your Vision of NDP 2015' art contests. |
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If you garner the most online votes,
you stand to win coveted NDP tickets, as well as electronic
products, such as PDA phones and digital cameras. Contest details
are also available online. Show your patriotism the online way.
Download free NDP wallpapers onto your laptops and computers. |
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With your mobile phones, you can now
enjoy discounts at some 168 participating retail outlets in the
Marina Bay area when you use it to snap a special 'EzCode' found
on posters at Marina Square, CityLink Mall, Millenia Walk, Suntec
City, Raffles City and the Esplanade. |
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You can download discount coupons from
www.ndp.org.sg/mobile.
These coupons will be valid for use from 1 to 12 August in
conjunction with BayFest. |
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Get CLOSER |
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In the spirit of nation-building,
Singaporeans can get closer to each other and bond with blogs from
the NDP parade commander, performers and spectators, even before
the Parade starts. |
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Log onto
www.ndp.org.sg/infocomm
to learn more about the brainstorming and hard work that went into
building the floating platform. Who else but the man himself - the
NDP EXCO Chairman, COL Teo Jing Siong, blogs his NDP 2007 journey
to share with fellow Singaporeans. |
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From 1 August, if you want to video-blog
or share pictures of your celebrations, you can upload them to
www.ndp.org.sg/mobile
with your mobile phone, wherever you may be. |
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Similarly, if you want to check out
the happenings at the Marina Bay area, you can also try streaming
'live' camera views onto your mobile phone by logging onto the
same site. |
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LOWER Data Charges for
Video-on-Demand |
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As part of the celebrations, 3G
subscribers are treated to lower video call charges for a special
video-on-demand service from 10 July to 26 August. |
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For this period, M1, SingTel and
Starhub are lowering their video call charges from an average of
fifteen to five cents per minute for this special service which
allows more than 1.14 million 3G subscribers to have National Day
filmlets and MTVs, such as 'Samsui Woman', 'Taxi Driver' and 'Ah
Meng', streamed onto their handsets for their personal enjoyment
when they call 6829-2007. |
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Celebrate Singapore's 42nd birthday by
enjoying possibilities with Infocomm. Visit
www.ndp.org.sg/infocomm
and www.ndp.org.sg/mobile
today. |
JOINTLY ISSUED BY NATIONAL DAY
PARADE 2007 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE &
INFOCOMM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE |
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Source:
www.ida.gov.sg Media Release
10 Jul 2007 |
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