 Hello and welcome to the ITU studio in Geneva, Switzerland, where we have the pleasure of being joined by Sylvia Todd. Sylvia has her own blog and web show which has attracted over one million viewers. And welcome to the studio, Sylvia. Hello. Sylvia, I'd like to start by telling us a bit about your show. So I have a web show online called Sylvia's Super Awesome Maker Show where I show people how to make cool electronics or crafts. And it's gotten really popular so I'm really excited about that and I like inspiring other kids. I started making the web show when I was around eight years old and I really got inspired just because I wanted to do something during the summer. And you even met Barack Obama. Yes, that was so cool. I really started by me building to make a robot. I started making up some doodles and started designing a robot for Robo Games. Robo Games is this international robotics competition which is like really cool, tons of really cool robots there. So while I was working I actually got invited to go to the White House Science Fair and the crazy thing is that it overlapped my school science fair. So I was like doing all these things and it was kind of stressful but at the same time it was really, you know, fun. So I did Robo Games. I actually got second place for my robot that I made. I got to go to the White House Science Fair which was the coolest thing in the world. I met many cool people such as LaVar Burton and Bill Nye. So that was really fun. Who or what really actually inspired you to do these science things? There was many people that really inspired me such as Lady Aida. She's this huge electronics kit manufacturer. She makes lots of electronics and stuff. There's also my favorite crew on this TV show called Myth Busters where they bust myths and blow up stuff and it's really cool. Would you consider yourself a role model if so? Are you pleased to be one or is it quite difficult? I am pleased to be a role model and I really do think I am because there's been lots of emails and lots of kids that have told me I really look up to you. And you can be a role model if you just inspire other kids and stuff. What do you think of Girls in ICT Day? Do you think it's a good idea? I think it's a great idea. You get to talk to girls and try and inspire them. Also, they get to talk to you about how it's difficult or they want more resources to get more into ICT and stuff. How is technology important in your life? Technology is really important to me and other people because you can shape your future, you can shape the world. And technology is really fun because you get to just merge yourself into hands-on experiences. If we didn't have technology we'd be pretty primitive but it's actually pretty fun. Making stuff and innovating and building are all really cool and I've heard a couple of people say make stuff and not buy stuff. Making stuff you learn from it and if you fail you learn not to do that again and you get more experience. Sylvia Todd, thank you very much for being in the studio with us today. I had a great time. And thank you for watching.