This was announced on Oct 27 by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo at the library's closing event at Orchard Gateway shopping centre before it lowers its shutters for refurbishment from Oct 28.
Called #Heart&Soul: Connected by Smart Nation, the showcase will illustrate how digital transformation impacts and improves the lives of Singaporeans.
To be launched in the second half of 2025, the exhibition will take visitors through an immersive journey to experience the power of digital technology and help them gain confidence in using the technology.
Mrs Teo, who is also Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, said: "It will be a very interesting learning environment that we will create at library@orchard.
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