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Having worked in close proximity with families and children residing in rental households, it was observed that there are rental households without laptops and Internet access despite the support schemes. At the recent budget debate, Mr Seah Kian Peng shared that research on a representative sample of Singaporeans has shown 44% families who lived in rental units did not have a connection, and 44% lacked a computer or a laptop at home. Many of them also have limited digital literacy skills to operate and manage their personal devices.

The lack of digital access and skills prevents people from lower-income backgrounds from accessing opportunities that could potentially uplift their socioeconomic status. Building digitally inclusive communities in Singapore is crucial to ensure everyone in society progresses together. Project D.I.P. hopes to promote digital inclusion holistically among the lower-income communities in Singapore through a 4E framework – Equip, Empower, Enable and Elevate. The team rallies support from the People, Private and Public (3P) sectors to (a) equip each student with a laptop; (b) empower students with digital literacy skills; (c) enable each household to have stable internet access; and (d) elevate IT capacities in the community.