Singapore YOG
Fans of Singapore Youth Olympic Games can now visit a new site related to the Singapore YOG. The name of this SingaporeYOG related site is called WhyOhGee. This is a play on the letters 'Y', 'O' and 'G'.
What are the goodies for fans of the Singapore YOG? Plenty.
For a start, it has the latest updates on the Singapore YOG (Youth Olympic Games) and all the current YOG happenings.
There is segment on the Olympic Games - the myths, the trivia and the Olympic facts.
Sportsboys and sportgirls can prepare themselves better to win some serious competitions by going through the calendar of events featuring upcoming youth-related sporting activities in Singapore.
A dedicated sports section in WhyOhGee will talk about the various aspects of sports related to youths and the Olympics.
As a measure of its outreach and appeal, the young of today can clue themselves into some serious issues that affect the world - like how other people in the world live their lives, the impact of the environment on our world and even facts about the current Influenza A H1N1(formerly called Swine Flu) concerns.
There is a segment on the CAN! movement where students from four local universities got together to do something creative for the YOG.
Lastly, there is a fun section where bloggers can share their thoughts, where contests are held for YOG enthusiasts, and where YOG supporters, well-wishers and the public can also share videos and photos online with their everyone.
Visit WhyOhGee at http://www.singapore2010.sg/whyohgee/ now!
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First Youth Summer Olympic Games (YOG) Update:
6 June 2008
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Teo Ser Luck, gave an update on the YOG. He said more activities related to the Games will be rolled out in six months' time.
"We are still on track. I think there are several areas that we need to cover quite quickly – such as marketing. We are still discussing the sports format and the team is currently in Athens discussing with the other International Federations on how the sports format will be," he said.
With about twenty five months to go, time is running short for the Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (YOGOC) to come out with a complete package so that the games can be optimally prepared for the grand opening in August 2010.
Source: Channel News Asia
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YOG In 2010, Facebook, Friendster and Other New Media
At the 7th Annual PR Academy Conference on Strategic Communication: Communicating in a New Media Environment held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel on 22 May 2008, Dr Vivian Balakishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports spoke about the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) using new media for communications.
"The upcoming Youth Olympic Games in 2010 will also see new media used extensively. It is already on Facebook and Friendster.
We also intend to create a virtual reality space, similar to 3-D virtual online world Second Life. This will enable young people from around the world to anticipate and experience Singapore and the various venues even before the YOG begins.
There will also be a digital concierge service to enable the YOG community to access personalized information and services anywhere, anytime. They will be able to do this via existing mobile phone networks, or via our widely available Wireless@SG infrastructure.
You have probably also have heard and read about the exciting virtual city project, ''Co-space'' that the Media Development Authority is spear-heading. This will also provide opportunities for people in Singapore and around the world to interact in real time at the various Singapore sites."
With such a thorough communications plan to let the world access the Youth Olympic Games, Singapore could set new standards in the use of media to allow users all over the world to share the Olympic spirit at the world's first Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010.
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Update On Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Preparation
Update On Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Preparation
At the eleventh Parliament of Singapore, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports gave a written reply to Member of Parliament Mr Seah Kian Peng on the progress of preparations for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) on 26 May 2008.
ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE (FIRST SESSION)
WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
NOT ANSWERED BY 3.00 PM
MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
(Update on Progress of Preparation)
Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (a) whether all the key positions for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) organising committee have been filled; and (b) if he will provide an update on the progress of the preparations to-date given that the 2010 YOG is less than two and a half years away.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the hosting of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games to Singapore on 21 February 2008. Since then, the Singapore Youth Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) has been set up to specifically oversee the planning and delivery of the Games over the next two years.
In March 2008, Mr Ng Ser Miang, International Olympic Committee Executive Board Member in Singapore, was appointed as Chairman of the SYOGOC Board. 21 other members from the public, private and people sectors have also been appointed to the SYOGOC Board. At the executive level, BG Goh Kee Nguan has been appointed as the CEO of SYOGOC. The other key leadership positions in SYOGOC have been identified and 6 out of the 13 senior executives are already on full time employment, with the rest joining the team later. The hiring of the core personnel required for planning and preparation is also ongoing. SYOGOC has adopted a phased approach for staffing, tapping on an initial group of core personnel to identify specific functional requirements before additional staff are brought in for operations. Besides permanent staff, SYOGOC is looking at contract services as well as volunteers to carry out its tasks. SYOGOC is also well supported by the various Ministries and government agencies in terms of officers assigned full-time to SYOGOC to help organise the Games.
The planning and preparations for the YOG are on track. Last month, a seminar with the IOC was held in Singapore for transfer of knowledge, and a detailed project schedule has been developed with clear milestones for this major endeavour. In particular, the construction of the Youth Olympic Village is on track and the schedule of upgrading works for the competition venues is also being finalised. More meetings with the International Sports Federations will be taking place to discuss the technical requirements for the different sports. We have also started development on some of the Culture and Education programmes such as the Schools-NOCs Twinning Programme and the Olympic Education package. The Ministry of Education, together with SYOGOC, will launch the Schools-NOCs Twinning Programme and the Olympic Education by the end of this year. SYOGOC will also be sending a team to observe and learn from the management of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Source: http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/20080526985.htm
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