By Carolyn Quek
ORGANISATIONS looking to develop products for senior citizens
can tap on the government's $10 million Silver Community Test Bed
programme.
The funding boost came from the Government's third grant call
for proposals.
The programme, which has been in place for two years, gives seed
funding to companies and public agencies which want to test-bed
assistive devices for the elderly.
Speaking at the event, Minister Lim Boon Heng, who is incharge
of aging issues, said the Government is raising funding to respond
to the rapid aging Singapore will face.
He noted that the number of seniors over 60 years will double
from around 500,000 today to almost 900,000 in 10 years time.
'Hence we want to facilitate the development of technologies,
products and services to meet the needs of the silver community in
Singapore,' said Mr Lim.