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LEE PENN HAN 19

"I hope to be involved in nation-

wide initiatives that will prepare

our society for the technological

transformation that is Smart Nation Scholarship

progressively taking over major Lee Penn Han

aspects of our lives." Age
21

Attained
A Levels

Now
First Year at National University of Singapore,
In your opinion, what is your What do you hope to achieve Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science)
key strength that helped you in your career in the public From
land the scholarship? service in contributing to Nanyang Junior College
While I have previously received some Singapore’s progress towards
training in public speaking and interview a Smart Nation? Penn Han will be joining Infocomm
skills, what really enabled me to be at my Media Development Authority (IMDA)
best was the preparation that I had done In light of Singapore’s changing upon completion of his studies.
before attending the interviews. I invested demographics, I hope to be involved in
time to research on the various schemes and nation-wide initiatives that will prepare our
formed opinions about them, which in turn society for the technological transformation
allowed me to speak about them and convey that is progressively taking over major
my interest during the interviews. aspects of our lives. This will allow us to steel
ourselves against any disruptions while we
continue to build on technology for better
Another key strength was my ability to solutions.
stay composed in uncomfortable situations.
Presentations and interviews are always
nerve-wrecking, and I knew that losing my Any advice for your peers who
composure then would result in a worse are looking to apply for the
situation. Hence, I relied on my preparations
whenever I felt anxious and was able scholarship?
to maintain confi dence and successfully A word of advice is to know what you are
showcase my best self. getting into. The Smart Nation scholarship is
a promise towards our society and recipients
must stay committed towards it.

If you believe in what the Smart Nation
initiative is hoping to achieve, then I strongly
encourage you to step forward!