DIGITAL SKILLS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY
The report recognized 5 areas of important digital expertise: Organising and sustaining {hardware} and software program, looking for info on-line, speaking on-line, transacting on-line with the federal government and different service suppliers, and navigating on-line dangers and harms.
Digital expertise typically improved throughout the inhabitants, and particularly amongst seniors.
Using cell funds amongst seniors rose to 66 per cent, from 17 per cent in 2018. The share who use the web to seek out info jumped to 86 per cent, from 61 per cent in 2017.
The share of seniors who verify whether or not info from on-line information articles is true reached 81 per cent. IMDA stated it was “heartening” that extra residents throughout all age teams do that.
IMDA reiterated that the federal government has a “digital first” however not “digital solely” technique, the place important authorities companies stay accessible by means of non-digital means for these unable to undertake digital channels.
It discovered that greater than eight in 10 Singaporeans agree that digital applied sciences have made their lives simpler, and virtually two in three are eager to check out new applied sciences.
However Singaporeans are cautious in regards to the dangers that include digitalisation, reminiscent of misinformation and on-line scams, with solely about one in two expressing willingness to just accept dangers related to expertise use.
Going ahead, IMDA stated that extra might be carried out to assist dad and mom higher help their kids to navigate on-line areas in a secure, discerning and accountable method.
Different areas of enchancment embrace constructing belief and confidence within the security and safety of digital platforms, and producing pleasure in direction of new digital applied sciences and their potential.
