Former varsity student creates travel app to assist senior citizens and the handicapped

Tan posing with his Merit award won during the 17th MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2016 at The Majestic Kuala Lumpur.

CONCERNED with the lack of public transport for the elderly and handicapped and how difficult it is for them to get help, a Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) alumnus came up with a smartphone application to assist them.

The “Guide, Track and Alert” (GTA) project by Bachelor of Computer Science alumnus Tan De Zhern was designed to enable the elderly or the handicapped to travel independently while using it.