Overview
Explore a brief history of Web 1.0 and 2.0. You will also learn about Web 3.0; the direction of Web 3.0 as it is being developed, and the core and the limitations of Web 3.0 from not only the technology perspective, but from an ownership perspective. This programme is offered in partnership with Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and will be co-delivered by SFA and Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Course Description & Learning Outcomes
The evolutions of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 Be acquainted to: Machine learning, big data web application AI driven bots based on machine learning Augmented reality, metaverse virtual world Web 3.0 and the use of decentralised technologies such as blockchain and inter planetary filing system (IPFS). Web 3.0 and the rise of cryptocurrencies such Bitcoin and Ethereum. This would also include Decentralised Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and even Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) which help groups of people organise and make decisions. Web 3.0 inefficiencies such as high energy consumption, scams, and scalability. Government policy with regards to treating ownership of your own data together with protecting privacy that are being developed as well.
Recommended Prerequisites
Entry-level executives and officers in the banking and finance industry who wish to: Equip themselves with essential FinTech concepts Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and to know how these technologies will impact their work and the industry Discover ways to prepare themselves for digital transformation
Pre-course instructions
Schedule
Date: 21 Mar 2024, Thursday
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 535 Clementi Road Blk 31, 599489
Pricing
Speakers
Trainer's Profile:
Alvin Neo, Trainer, Singapore FinTech Association (SFA)
Alvin is the Co-founder of and Executive Director at MerkleTrees overseeing technology and blockchain consultancy and project advisory and implementation. With over two decades of experience in technology space and a blockchain user and implementor since its’ inception, Alvin is a much sought-after expert in the field with a demonstrated history in creating innovative products and applications in the blockchain space. Alvin serves as a technical advisor to ACCESS Node, the for-profit arm of Association of Crypto Currency Enterprises and Start-ups Singapore (ACCESS), the country’s foremost Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Industry Association. He is also technology advisor at IDAXA Services, the services arm of the International Digital Asset Exchange Association (IDAXA).
Trainer's Profile:
Tan Kok Hui, Programme Lead and Full-Stack Engineer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Kok Hui completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) at the National University of Singapore, Master of Technology (Software Engineering) at the Institute of Systems Science, and Blockchain Developer Certification at the Kingsland University. He is currently a Programme Lead and Full-Stack Engineer at the School of InfoComm Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. His blockchain projects include Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the Ethereum Testnet. These devices are operated by cryptographic tokens that were created and managed by smart contracts deployed on the blockchain.
