SCO103 New Empires: The effectiveness of these measures in tapping into the economic opportunities, Singapore

Assignment Details:

Question 1
Based on your own research of secondary sources and course materials, students are required to complete the following tasks:

(1) Outline the need for policy measures in US, China and/or Singapore to close the gap between the digitally literate versus others who are unable to access the internet and/or unable to use digital tools/technologies offered by the tech giant companies (e.g. apps, social media, big data, etc.).

(2) Illustrate these policy measures with examples in data application/analysis,
training/retraining digital skills and/or other measures.

(3) State the effectiveness of these measures in tapping into the economic opportunities offered by digital companies (that often move fast to capture market shares with new technologies).

(4) Discuss why their government’s policy measures complement the rise of these US/Chinese tech giants.