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Southeast Asia tackles falling literacy with cash and gamification

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Literacy rates are declining across Southeast Asia due to increased screen time and shortened attention spans. Governments in the region, including Singapore, are implementing initiatives such as cash incentives and gamification to encourage citizens to read more. These efforts aim to combat the negative effects of 'doomscrolling' and promote critical thinking. AI

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Southeast Asia tackles falling literacy with cash and gamification

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kolette Lim ·

    Southeast Asia’s falling literacy: can cash and gamification fix it?

    Singaporean Najwa Alhabshi remembers spending her teenage years poring over literary classics such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and George Orwell’s 1984. The books introduced her to ideologies, philosophies and the American dream while expanding her vocabulary. But a…

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