Digital Lit Basics
The ability to use technology to access the internet and navigate safely.
What is Digital Literacy
Ensuring everyone has equal access to technology helps reduce this divide.
What is the digital divide?
A major barrier to digital literacy linked to income and resources.
What is economic inequality?
This common concern makes many people afraid to use online platforms because they worry their information might be exposed.
What is privacy and safety?
Being digitally literate allows individuals to do this safely while online.
What is protect personal information and avoid scams?
Digital literacy helps people access important information about health, education, and this type of opportunities.
What is economic or social opportunities?
Older people often score lower in digital literacy because of this type of gap.
What is generational/age gap?
A major solution to increasing digital inclusion is offering this type of community-based learning support.
What are digital skills workshops?
This skill helps people communicate respectfully and confidently online.
What is digital communication?
TRUE inclusion requires not just access but also these two things.
What are skills and safety (or cognitive thinking)?
A lack of this type of support affects disabled people and those with chronic illnesses in digital inclusion.
What is social support?
People with lower education levels often struggle with digital literacy, even though many show high levels of this
What is motivation?
Digital literacy helps individuals participate fully in these societal activities, including voting or attending online events.
What is social and civic participation?
Promoting digital literacy helps everyone engage fully and fairly in this kind of world.
What is a technology-rich world?
Services choosing “Digital by Default” models affect this type of workers the most.
Who are manual labourers?
One of the most effective long-term solutions to closing the digital divide is having governments integrate digital literacy into this system.
What is the education system?