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DQ Screen Time
Score
101
Improvement Of
Score
13%
Schools and Organizations
Reached
42
Students Reached
15,425
SINGAPORE
Overview
In 2017, with support from Singtel, we were able to work with primary schools in Singapore to pilot our DQ World platform to teach children digital intelligence skills. Through school assembly talks, class workshops, and our online platform, we garnered more than 15,000 student registrations across 42 schools.
Throughout 2017, with the support of TOUCH Cyber Wellness, DQ held multiple teachers’ workshops, reaching out to more than 100 primary school teachers, and more schools to partake in the 2017 DQ World programme.
In addition to primary schools, the DQ Institute worked with Singtel and IMDA to help run after-school programmes. Singtel employees volunteered their time to help implement DQ programmes for children in the local community.
With help of TOUCH and Science Centre Singapore, we also reached out to parents at the “I am a Young Scientist” Parents Workshop on September 4, 2017 where we shared what DQ is to parents and children.
Some schools who had limited time or could not make it in time to participate in the platform in 2017 had chosen to take part in the 2017 DQ Screen Time Study in order to understand their students’ current state of cyber-risk and digital use habits. Schools that got over 100 student respondents have received a DQ Screen Time Report – giving insight on how they can improve as a school, in turn, setting a starting point for the implementation of the DQ World programme in 2018.
In October 2017, the DQ Institute partnered with Singtel and the National Council of Social Services (NCSS) to launch the first-ever cyber-risk reporting system on the DQ e-learning platform. Moving forward, the DQ Institute is working with IMDA and the Media Literacy Council in Singapore to develop parental tools to help bridge digital gaps.
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Senior research scientist Yuhyun Park was deeply affected after an eight-year-old girl was raped by a child pornography addict in South Korea several years ago.
Dr Park, who is from the country, said that as she read the story online, she became furious. Accompanying the story was an advertisement with a picture of a teenage girl in a compromising position. READ MORE
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CLEARLY cyber crime, cyber threats and cyber bullying are on the rise in Asia-Pacific and children in the region are not spared. Experts warn that the recent exponential growth of Internet and mobile penetration across Asia has increased the vulnerability of children to cyber threats… READ MORE
We should not take inaction as a sign of negligence, but rather, further evidence that the digital world is evolving so quickly that we can hardly cope. Previously, the first rule of cyber wellness parenting was to put the computer in a common area. READ MORE
Some experts say that a “screen time limit” for children is no longer realistic in our hyper-connected world. But too much screen time has been linked to lower academic grades, as well as developmental issues, such as obesity, sleep disorders and attention problems. READ MORE
Mdm Dianna, the ICT HOD SH of Rivervale Primary School, has been actively teaching students the 8 Digital Citizenship Skills with DQWorld.net since 2014. Under her guidance, Rivervale Primary School has consistently been one of the TOP DQ SCHOOLS each year… READ MORE
Vice President of Singtel Group Corporate Social Responsibility, Singapore
“Technology helps to connect people but it also exposes them to online perils such as inappropriate content, gaming addiction and cyberbullying. This is becoming more prevalent with young children, hence, it is important to educate them early. Singtel believes in DQ education and its promotion of responsible digital citizenship.”
ICT SH of Rivervale Primary School
“DQ World is able to engage my students as it reaches out to them in a format that they love – mission-based gaming! My students are able to internalise cyber wellness concepts through DQ World’s interactive content”
