Singapore, 14 April 2009 – What is User Generated Content (UGC)? How can you guide your children when they enter the realm of UGC sites such as blogs, social networking sites and unique online communities? These are some of the questions that will be answered at the World IP Day Seminar on April 18, 2009.
In celebration of World IP Day on 26 April, the HIP (Honour Intellectual Property) Alliance will once again be organising a half-day public seminar for parents and educators. The seminar aims to equip them with the necessary knowledge to help guide and pave the way for their children or students as users of UGC sites and as producers of UGC.
The theme for this year’s seminar is What Every Parent Should Know – A Peek Into Your Child’s Cyber Realm. Supported by the Ministry of Education, the seminar offers insights by practitioners on UGC sites through multi-media exhibits and interactive dialogues.
“With the prevalence of online communities, blogs and social networking sites, the seminar will provide insight to parents and educators on how User Generated Content is changing the children’s online landscape,” said Ms Liew Woon Yin, Director-General, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. “We would like parents and educators to be well-informed on how they could guide their children and students in user-generated content without unknowingly committing an act of copyright infringement while creating, browsing and sharing such content.”
At the seminar, the 30-second animation clip created by the 2008 IP Champion (Tan Wiphaporn of Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School), the winner of our Creative Comic Strip Competition in the 2008 IP Champion Camp will also be launched. This animation clip, based on her winning comic strip, was completed by Wiphaporn during a 2-week internship with a local animation firm.
There will also be a concurrent, dedicated segment for children (aged 7 – 12 years old) who will be introduced to the basics of Intellectual Property (IP). They will discover that IP is in fact all around them in an engaging and interesting way, led by “Detective IP” at the Marina Barrage.
We would like to invite you to cover this event. Details are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 18 April 2009
Time: 2 – 6pm
Venue: Microsoft Auditorium
1 Marina Boulevard, Level 21
Singapore 018989
More information on this event can be found on the IPOS website at www.ipos.gov.sg/wipseminar09. Please click here for details on the programme.
Please confirm your attendance with Ms Tan Mei Jue at DID: 6331 6581 or email: tan_mei_jue@ipos.gov.sg by 5pm on Thursday, 16 April 2009.
For media queries, please contact:
Ms Clara Wee
Assistant Director, Public Relations Department
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Tel: 6331 6574
Email: clara_wee@ipos.gov.sg
Ms Angelia Chia
Assistant Director, Public Outreach Department
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Tel: 6331 6572
Email: angelia_chia@ipos.gov.sg
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), a statutory board under the Ministry of Law since April 2001, is the lead government agency that advises on and administers intellectual property (IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore. With IP fast becoming a critical resource in today’s new economy, IPOS’s vision is to foster a creative Singapore where ideas and intellectual efforts are valued, developed and exploited. More information on IPOS can be found on www.ipos.gov.sg.
HIP stands for Honour Intellectual Property. It is IPOS’ key educational initiative to encourage innovation and creativity in Singapore, with strong support from the private sector, public sector and industry associations. HIP aims to promote a positive attitude towards IP and encourages a Pro-IP lifestyle for everyone to ‘Be Creative, Be Original, and Be HIP’. With support from the HIP Alliance members, IPOS intends to motivate the Singapore community to join together to ‘Say No to Piracy’ and support legitimate businesses that create legitimate products and services to make Singapore an IP safe country. For more information, please visit www.hipfriends.org.sg.
The IP Champion Camp is an annual 3-day boot camp for secondary students to learn about Copyright and comic illustration techniques. One of the highlights of the camp in 2008 was a Creative Comic Strip Competition for students to apply what they have learnt and create their own 3 – 6 frame comic strip to educate fellow students about Copyright. The winner won a 2-week internship with a local animation company to create a 30-second animation clip based on her winning comic strip.