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

This article describes a ground-up initiative for a volunteer-run digital literacy program in Singapore targeting vulnerable older adults, focusing on the barriers faced in running this program and training these beneficiaries. It further offers possible solutions to overcome these hurdles, providin...

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Autores principales: Lim, Haikel A, Lee, Joanne Sze Win, Lim, Meng Han, Teo, Lynn Pei Zhen, Sin, Natalene Siew Wen, Lim, Rou Wei, Chua, Si Min, Yeo, Jia Qi, Ngiam, Nerice Heng Wen, Tey, Angeline Jie-Yin, Tham, Celine Yi Xin, Ng, Kennedy Yao Yi, Low, Lian Leng, Tang, Kai Wen Aaron
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Publicado: JMIR Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9115659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35503520
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/34764
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author Lim, Haikel A
Lee, Joanne Sze Win
Lim, Meng Han
Teo, Lynn Pei Zhen
Sin, Natalene Siew Wen
Lim, Rou Wei
Chua, Si Min
Yeo, Jia Qi
Ngiam, Nerice Heng Wen
Tey, Angeline Jie-Yin
Tham, Celine Yi Xin
Ng, Kennedy Yao Yi
Low, Lian Leng
Tang, Kai Wen Aaron
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description This article describes a ground-up initiative for a volunteer-run digital literacy program in Singapore targeting vulnerable older adults, focusing on the barriers faced in running this program and training these beneficiaries. It further offers possible solutions to overcome these hurdles, providing insight for individuals or organizations seeking to start similar ground-up initiatives.
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spelling pubmed-91156592022-05-19 Bridging Connectivity Issues in Digital Access and Literacy: Reflections on Empowering Vulnerable Older Adults in Singapore Lim, Haikel A Lee, Joanne Sze Win Lim, Meng Han Teo, Lynn Pei Zhen Sin, Natalene Siew Wen Lim, Rou Wei Chua, Si Min Yeo, Jia Qi Ngiam, Nerice Heng Wen Tey, Angeline Jie-Yin Tham, Celine Yi Xin Ng, Kennedy Yao Yi Low, Lian Leng Tang, Kai Wen Aaron JMIR Aging Viewpoint This article describes a ground-up initiative for a volunteer-run digital literacy program in Singapore targeting vulnerable older adults, focusing on the barriers faced in running this program and training these beneficiaries. It further offers possible solutions to overcome these hurdles, providing insight for individuals or organizations seeking to start similar ground-up initiatives. JMIR Publications 2022-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9115659/ /pubmed/35503520 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/34764 Text en ©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. Originally published in JMIR Aging (https://aging.jmir.org), 03.05.2022. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Aging, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://aging.jmir.org, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.
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Lim, Haikel A
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Lim, Meng Han
Teo, Lynn Pei Zhen
Sin, Natalene Siew Wen
Lim, Rou Wei
Chua, Si Min
Yeo, Jia Qi
Ngiam, Nerice Heng Wen
Tey, Angeline Jie-Yin
Tham, Celine Yi Xin
Ng, Kennedy Yao Yi
Low, Lian Leng
Tang, Kai Wen Aaron
Bridging Connectivity Issues in Digital Access and Literacy: Reflections on Empowering Vulnerable Older Adults in Singapore
title Bridging Connectivity Issues in Digital Access and Literacy: Reflections on Empowering Vulnerable Older Adults in Singapore
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title_full_unstemmed Bridging Connectivity Issues in Digital Access and Literacy: Reflections on Empowering Vulnerable Older Adults in Singapore
title_short Bridging Connectivity Issues in Digital Access and Literacy: Reflections on Empowering Vulnerable Older Adults in Singapore
title_sort bridging connectivity issues in digital access and literacy: reflections on empowering vulnerable older adults in singapore
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9115659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35503520
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/34764
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