SINGAPORE – A survey of 3,000 low-income families dwelling in extremely subsidised Housing Board (HDB) rental flats discovered that solely three in 10 families have a computer, laptop computer or pill, collectively referred to as a studying machine, and solely half have Wi-Fi at residence.
On common, a single studying machine was shared amongst three individuals.
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