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Building Digital Literacy in Older Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status in Singapore (Project Wire Up): Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Building Digital Literacy in Older Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status in Singapore (Project Wire Up): Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Cognizant that a more deliberate approach was needed to reach out to older adults of lower SES who are digitally excluded, Tri Gen, a voluntary organization, and the Singapore General Hospital collaborated with Infocomm Media Development Authority and senior activity centers in Singapore on a volunteer-led, one-on-one, and home-based digital literacy program, Project Wire Up.

Nerice Heng Wen Ngiam, Wan Qi Yee, Nigel Teo, Ka Shing Yow, Amrish Soundararajan, Jie Xin Lim, Haikel A Lim, Angeline Tey, Kai Wen Aaron Tang, Celine Yi Xin Tham, Jamaica Pei Ying Tan, Si Yinn Lu, Sungwon Yoon, Kennedy Yao Yi Ng, Lian Leng Low

J Med Internet Res 2022;24(12):e40341

Bridging Connectivity Issues in Digital Access and Literacy: Reflections on Empowering Vulnerable Older Adults in Singapore

Bridging Connectivity Issues in Digital Access and Literacy: Reflections on Empowering Vulnerable Older Adults in Singapore

Although digitalization is often quoted as a boon to many, there remain those who have not been recipients of its bounty [3]; sociodigital divides are surfacing between generations [4], with vulnerable older adults increasingly being unable to keep up with such rapid digital progress [5]. On January 23, 2020, the first case of COVID-19—a coronavirus that sparked a global pandemic in 2019—touched the shores of Singapore [6].

Haikel A Lim, Joanne Sze Win Lee, Meng Han Lim, Lynn Pei Zhen Teo, Natalene Siew Wen Sin, Rou Wei Lim, Si Min Chua, Jia Qi Yeo, Nerice Heng Wen Ngiam, Angeline Jie-Yin Tey, Celine Yi Xin Tham, Kennedy Yao Yi Ng, Lian Leng Low, Kai Wen Aaron Tang

JMIR Aging 2022;5(2):e34764