Making universal digital access universal: Lessons from COVID-19 in Singapore

• Main Authors: NG, Irene Y. H., LIM, Sun Sun, PANG, Natalie
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; Digital access; Digital inclusion; Universal; Asian Studies; Communication Technology and New Media; Public Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/81; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1080/viewcontent/s10209_022_00877_9.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Digital resources—which include devices, internet connection and digital literacy—have become basic needs. Thus with the global COVID-19 pandemic having accelerated digitalization, the urgency for universal digital inclusion has hastened. Otherwise, digital inequality will lead to social inequality...