Digital for Life Festival 2025

Sounds of laughter and amusement filled the place as children guided robots across obstacle courses, and seniors watched in awe as an AI-powered humanoid named Daisy sang and danced. From interactive booths to experiential showcases, every corner of the Digital for Life Festival demonstrated how technology can help enrich our everyday lives.

With the participation and support from over 110 partners across the people, private and public sectors, the Festival brought digital learning to life, uniting families and individuals of all ages across two exciting and fun-filled weekends from 25-26 October and 1-2 November at VivoCity and Heartbeat@Bedok.

From discovering the wonders of emerging tech and useful applications of GenAI to help them in their daily routines, to learning how to build healthy digital habits and stay safe online, visitors embarked on a digital adventure that showcased ways that every Singaporean can live better with digital.

Supporting Families to Foster Healthy Digital Habits

Families and youths had conversations about responsible digital habits and learnt how to respond to online harms at Fei Yue Community Services’ booth.

All across the Festival grounds, families were beaming as they opened their blind boxes, which they received after completing Bitty’s quest. Participants enjoyed Bitty’s Digital Mission, a fun digital game where they tested their reflexes by catching positive online habits and avoiding negative ones. Part of the quest included completing quizzes and activities at booths designed to help parents guide their children online, and for children and youths to learn how to be smart and responsible digital citizens.

A young child receiving stamps on her quest card.

All smiles as two children posed with their Bitty plushies from the Bitty blind box.

Highlights included Nickelodeon’s Mission P.A.N.T.S., a series of character-themed games and quizzes where players tested their knowledge about responsible online behaviour and the importance of thinking before clicking.

Young digital adventurers were treated with a special appearance from Dora the Explorer at the Nickelodeon booth.

Parents and youths were also encouraged to have regular conversations with each other about cyberwellness, being kind and respectful on social media, staying mindful of their digital footprint and potential dangers online, as well as device and screen use management and privacy settings as they participated in activities by Meta x EYEYAH!, TikTok, Google, YouTube and Focus on the Family. These conversations were not just moments of learning, but also a way for parents and children to connect and bond through dialogue. Through these hands-on activities, families learnt four easy actions they can take to foster healthy digital habits and support their children online:

1. Set boundaries online
2. Think before you act
3. Report inappropriate content
4. Engage and Support

More age-specific resources for parents and practical tips for youths can be found on the Digital for Life Portal.

Interactive Experiences with Emerging Tech

What is it like to see the world through a pair of smart AI/AR glasses? Visitors got to find out by experiencing real-time translations with VizioFly’s virtual reality glasses.

Seniors interacted with Daisy, a humanoid who can teach digital skills.

Many were also entranced by Daisy, the humanoid robot who’s reshaping eldercare delivery. Looking on with curious eyes, they followed her movements as she demonstrated gentle exercises for seniors, sang along to music sessions, and even held a conversation with her.

In addition to immersing in emerging tech, the Festival was a playground for expressing creativity as children and youth tried their hands at coding, digital art, and even storytelling through creative writing and illustrations with the assistance of GenAI.

Two children trying out a hands-on activity to experience robotics and coding.

Transforming How We Live, Work and Play

Visitors journeyed through different eras through GenAI-powered photos at National Library Board’s Time Traveller booth.

Showcasing Singapore’s Smart Nation 2.0 vision, visitors also had the chance to discover how the Government harnesses technology to enhance everyday life. At the Government Innovation zone, visitors could revisit the past and step into the future through the Time Traveller showcase, which uses GenAI to transport visitors to places and scenes in Singapore’s history. They also got a sneak preview of upcoming AI features in the HealthHub app, along with many other ways that demonstrated how technology enhances productivity and convenience for us.

Lifelong Learning for All

Many seniors attended the Festival with their friends to learn about technology that supports daily living, such as how to make secure online payments and e-transactions, or how to use digital apps to simplify their everyday lives. With step-by-step guidance on how to use the Chagee app to order their tea, as well as how they can order their meals through self-ordering kiosks and QR codes with Ant x EPOS, many seniors left the Festival feeling more confident about using their digital devices.

At OpenAI’s booth, participants got to try out ChatGPT in different home settings to generate images, voice, or texts for their personal routines, such as the recipe generator.

A senior learning about deepfakes and online risks at UOB’s booth.

Seniors received hands-on guidance on navigating the Grab platform safely and efficiently, and took part in a real-or-fake game that tested their ability to spot phishing attempts and AI-generated deepfakes. At UOB’s booth, visitors discovered how to use GenAI for smart financial planning, while avoiding dangers such as deepfakes and scam attempts.

Seeing Digital for Life in action

Enthusiastic volunteers from RSVP Singapore guided fellow seniors on how to use Telegram and TikTok to stay connected with their loved ones.

The Play a Part zone displayed inspiring examples of Digital for Life community-led projects championed by partners and individuals. Many visitors stopped to read up about these projects and their impact on beneficiaries, and in the process, discovered that they can be part of the Digital for Life movement in their own ways.

There were also one-on-one coaching sessions led by enthusiastic volunteers and partners. From learning how to use TikTok to share their own content, to using iPads to create art and even picking up online safety tips through an online escape room, participants acquired new skills and knowledge while enjoying the process.