Covid-19 & the digital divide, the psychological impact of debt & parenting in the digital age | Irene YH Ng, National University of Singapore and Sun Sun Lim, Singapore University of Technology and Design

Meet the Authors

Irene YH Ng
Associate Professor of Social Work
Director, Social Service Research Centre
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Sun Sun Lim
Professor of Communication and Technology
Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
 
It is time – deep in the global coronavirus pandemic – to realize that access to digital services is as much a need as electricity and water, argue Irene YH Ng of the National University of Singapore and Sun Sun Lim of Singapore University of Technology and Design. Educational and employment exclusions due to the digital divide, they note, have been exacerbated by the lockdowns caused by this unprecedented public-health crisis.

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