NUS Computing Year 4 undergraduate Wong Wei Ming has done his country and School proud by representing Singapore as a Youth Fellow at the recent International Communication Union (ITU) Youth Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.

Organisers describe the Forum, which was held from 4 to 9 October 2009, as a showcase of the brightest young people who are poised to become the future of the information communication technologies (ICT) industry.

Participants of the Forum are chosen on competitive essay submissions, where they present their perspectives on the role of ICT in the development of their respective countries. Wei Ming, who is majoring in Information Systems, distinguished himself from among other youths in Singapore who had applied for the youth fellowship at the Forum.

Held on the sides of ITU World 2009, a gathering of senior telecommunication and ICT industry leaders and decision-makers from around the world, the Youth Forum was a chance for university students from various participating countries to meet and exchange ideas, and for them to hear first hand from world leaders.

At the Forum, Wei Ming had the chance to meet Singapore's Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, RAdm (NS) Lui Tuck Yew, head of the Singapore delegation to ITU TELECOM World 2009.

Wei Ming’s essay to the ITU to apply for the Fellowship was compiled, along with those of some 250 youths from around the world, into a book that was presented to United Nations Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-Moon on 5 October 2009 during the Youth Forum.

Wei Ming has been making news in the past year. He made his mark with his contributions from the technological perspective in a team of NUS students that emerged the top winner of the CaseIT 2009 competition in Vancouver, Canada, in March. His team mates were from NUS Business School. On 30 October 2009, he will be receiving a group award for his competition achievement at NUS Student Achievement Awards 2009.