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Digital for Life

Ensuring everyone can enrich their lives through digital and lifelong learning

Digital for Life – Embrace digital learning. Enrich your life.

Digital for Life (DfL) is a national movement that strengthens digital inclusion in Singapore so that everyone can enjoy the benefits that technology brings. Through the combined efforts of corporates, community groups, government, and individuals, DfL promotes digital adoption by helping Singaporeans improve their digital literacy and digital skills. DfL was launched in 2021 at the President’s Challenge to build a digitally inclusive society where digital technologies and opportunities are accessible to all, with no one left behind. The patron for DfL is President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Technology has touched and enriched almost all aspects of our life, helping us to connect, communicate, and collaborate in ways never imagined.

This exciting digital universe is captured within the DfL logo in the form of a ‘Play’ button, which invites you to start your DfL journey, and play your part in supporting all Singaporeans to embrace the digital way of life.

DfL is anchored by programmes that focus on:

  • To enhance digital capabilities through educating and enabling different segments of society, including seniors and youth, on how digital technologies can enrich their daily lives.

    Digital access

    With a growing need for digital access and connectivity, a wider range of individuals among disadvantaged groups, especially lower-income families, seniors and vulnerable groups more comfortable with vernacular languages can benefit from programmes that strive towards digital inclusion.

  • As more people engage in the digital domain, the ability to use technology actively, meaningfully, and safely becomes increasingly important. Key areas of focus include cyber wellness and safety, media literacy, parenting in a digital age and mitigation of online risks.

    Digital wellness

    Individuals are equipped with skills to use technology safely and meaningfully through activities that increase awareness of cyber wellness and safety, media literacy, raising children in the digital age, and the mitigation of online risks.

Who benefits from Digital for Life?

Singaporeans from all ages and walks of life can embrace digital learning as a lifelong pursuit through the national initiative Digital Skills for Life, supporting the Digital for Life movement. If you are passionate about going digital, discover how you stand to benefit from DfL and can pick up digital skills to enhance your daily life.

Being digitally-savvy allow seniors to use various technology tools to enrich their lives. They can communicate with loved ones around the world easily via online communication tools, access digital government services, transact digitally safely and confidently.

Seniors

Technology lets you easily communicate with loved ones around the world, use digital government services, and transact online safely with confidence.

Programmes supporting the DfL movement are tailored to facilitate quick and easy digital adoption for the elderly. If you are a senior, island-wide personalised coaching is available for you to learn essential digital skills such as setting up your smart devices, communicating and transacting online, exploring information online, and being smart, safe, and kind online.

As Singapore’s next generation of leaders, youths play an integral role in our nation’s digitalisation journey. Our DfL initiative fuels their passion for all things technology-related by offering them easy and early access to digital skills training, as well as creating opportunities for you to explore and develop your tech talents.

Youth

Youths passionate about technology can develop their digital skills, stay up to date with the latest technology trends, and chart an exciting tech career path.

Initiatives like the curated Value-In-Action projects provide opportunities for the Infocomm Media Club members to learn from industry leaders and eventually teach others confidently. If you are a Club member, you can also volunteer at events part of Digital for Life.

Get started on your digital learning journey now at digitalforlife.gov.sg

Contribute to Digital for Life

Everyone can be a part of and contribute to the movement - you can help someone else in the community in your own way. From providing financial support for Singaporeans to keep pace in a digital society to sharing your ideas for DfL, learn more below.

Digital for Life Fund is established as the flagship fund under the Digital for Life movement. Your donation will go towards supporting activities to help Singaporeans access digital and keep pace with technological transformation.

Digital for Life Fund

All cash donations received under the DfL Fund are matched dollar-for-dollar by the Government.[br/][br/] Click here to make an online donation. All donations $10 and above are eligible for a 250% tax deduction. For corporate donations, please contact Community Chest at ncss_comchest@ncss.gov.sg or at 1800 210 2600.

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ontributing to the Digital for Life movement does not always require grand ideas. From helping seniors learn how to make video calls and fix telehealth appointments online, to refurbishing old laptops for families in need, we can all help enable digital accessibility for our community in small or big ways.

Play a part

From helping seniors learn how to make video calls and fix telehealth appointments online, to refurbishing old laptops for families in need, there are many ways we can contribute to the DfL movement to build a digital future for all.[br/][br/] Start a project and contribute to DfL. You can apply for funding support from the DfL Fund.

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Get in touch with us

If you would like to know how you can benefit from or contribute to DfL, please email us at info@imda.gov.sg.

To find out more on how you can become a Digital for Life partner, reach out to us at DfL_Partners@imda.gov.sg.

LAST UPDATED: 16 MAY 2024

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