Singapore Government Pays Citizens to Read | Books+Publishing
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Singapore government pays citizens to read | Books+Publishing
In Singapore, the city-state’s government is paying its citizens to read, reports the Guardian. Using the government citizen engagement platform CrowdTask SG, users can track their daily reading time and earn virtual rewards as part of a challenge launched by the National Library Board (NLB) this month, according to the Straits Times. Under the scheme, […]
Singapore is now paying people to read books, in an effort to reduce time spent on phones
Participants are required to read for at least 15 minutes a day and log their reading on a special website. They are then awarded virtual currency, which can be exchanged for real money.This initiative aims to combat "doomscrolling" and address issues...
The residents of one of the most prosperous countries are encouraged with financial rewards to leave the phone aside and read a book. How much money they need for a reading session. The country that helps their citizens to stay off the phone. People are paid to read at least 15 minutes a day appears first on Romania TV.
The measure seeks to alleviate the rise of doomscrolling, the action of consuming content on social networks and internet compulsively; a few months ago, the country also announced an economic allocation to families to boost the birth rate.
A reading session of at least 15 minutes generates about 20 virtual pieces on a platform launched by the government at the beginning of September, which shows the goal of reaching 150,000 users by September 2027.
The Singapore government measure is part of a five-year project - ReadSG - to encourage reading. Critics share on the feasibility of the long-term initiative.
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