H of Lords report on digital skills Recommendations The report, entitled "Make or Break: The UK's Digital Future", urges the incoming Government to seize the opportunity to secure the UK’s place as a global digital leader by, among other things: making digital literacy a core subject at school, alongside English and Maths; viewing the internet as important as a utility, accessible to all; andputting a single ‘Digital Agenda’ at the heart of Government. The report also noted that there are certain sectors of society, and UK regions, falling behind at great cost to the economy; and that industry has a vital role to play in developing the right skills in the workplace, in further and higher education, and in schools. The report also found that there is a distinct lack of Government coordination on digital initiatives – the current digital 'activity' within Government includes four Government Ministers, a Taskforce, a Committee, and a Unit. Committee Chairman Call for action The economy -millions of jobs are at risk of automation.
Nine Elements Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society. Technology users need to be aware that not everyone has the same opportunities when it comes to technology. Working toward equal digital rights and supporting electronic access is the starting point of Digital Citizenship. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Respect, Educate and Protect (REPs) These elements have also been organized under the principles of respect, educate and protect. Respect Your Self/Respect Others - Etiquette - Access - Law Educate Your Self/Connect with Others - Literacy - Communication - Commerce Protect Your Self/Protect Others -Rights and Responsibility - Safety (Security) - Health and Welfare If this was to be taught beginning at the kindergarten level it would follow this pattern: Repetition 1 (kindergarten to second grade) Respect Your Self/Respect Others Digital Etiquette
UK Digital Skills Taskforce Tiempo de empoderamiento digital >> Traspasando la línea Montse Guitert es profesora de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, coordinadora del grupo de investigación Edul@b, y Directora del Máster Universitario de Potenciación Digital (“Digital Empowerment”). Es autora de diversas publicaciones sobre aprendizaje colaborativo en red, y coordinadora de una Red Temática en este ámbito. Fuente: La evolución de las TIC y el incremento de los medios digitales está cambiando nuestra vida diaria, nuestras formas de comunicarnos y relacionarnos y, como no, nuestra manera de trabajar y producir: vivimos en un mundo digitalizado. Las empresas y las instituciones no son ajenas al fenómeno de la digitalización. Fuente: universidadkennedyonline.ning.com En definitiva, se acercan tiempos en los que va a ser crucial integrar dichas competencias para innovar, crear y transformar en los entornos personales, sociales y profesionales de la sociedad actual.
Go ON UK | Basic Digital Skills Definition In the UK, 1 in 5 adults lack the following Basic Digital Skills. Want to know why? Take a look at what the common barriers to digital exclusion are. The Basic Digital Skills definition has been adopted to focus partner support and celebrate success. We have consulted widely with a range of stakeholders including academics at the London School of Economics (LSE), our Go ON UK board partners, Citizens Online, the London Business School and Tinder Foundation in the development of the Basic Digital Skills definition. These ‘Basic Digital Skills’ are used as a basic standard of literacy for all Go ON UK partners. To learn more about why, read our rationale behind the change. You are welcome to use our Basic Digital Skills definition and can download a static version of the table as a PDF or image (JPEG).
Jisc Developing Digital Literacies programme 'By digital literacy we mean those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society. For example, the use of digital tools to undertake academic research, writing and critical thinking; digital professionalism; the use of specialist digital tools and data sets; communicating ideas effectively in a range of media; producing, sharing and critically evaluating information; collaborating in virtual networks; using digital technologies to support reflection and PDP; managing digital reputation and showcasing achievements.' Developing Digital Literacies was a two-year Jisc-funded programme (2011-2013) to promote the development of coherent, inclusive approaches to digital capability across institutions of further and higher education. This 'home' page provides access to the activities and outcomes of the programme. Themes - key themes which emerged from the programme Resources - resources from the programme grouped by type and purpose/user group
DCMS Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework The Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework is a single, flexible template for benchmarking and tracking digital inclusion in the UK, and evaluating digital inclusion activities locally. It aims to evidence the wider economic, health and social benefits of digital inclusion. It was developed by the Government Digital Service (GDS) Digital Inclusion Research Working Group, which brings together representatives from academia, government, private sector organisations and charities. Evaluation toolkit An evaluation toolkit has been designed to help you to use the Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework in your project evaluations. Download the Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework: Summary and overview - PDF 1.Evaluate-IT Guide - PDF This is a step-by-step guide to demonstrating the social impact of your digital inclusion project/activities. 2.Outcomes and Data Collection Resource - PDF 3.Excel Template - .xlsx This is a simple spreadsheet for data entry and calculations. 4.Report Template - PDF
Introducing the new digital inclusion team We’re setting up a new team to work in government and beyond to increase the digital skills of the UK. Today the Department for Business Innovation and Skills released the Information Economy Industrial Strategy (IEIS) to boost growth opportunities for digital industries. It includes something I’ve been working on with departments for a few months – setting up a new cross-government team that will be based in GDS to co-ordinate work on digital skills for citizens and businesses. The work of the team will be developed collaboratively with colleagues across government, but I’m writing this post to tell you more about why we’re putting it together and what it will do. Why are we doing this? The Government Digital Strategy sets out how central government is going to transform its services to become digital by default. Government already makes a substantial contribution to this, not least – as the IEIS sets out – working with Martha Lane Fox’s Go ON UK and funding UK Online Centres.
UK Govt's Digital Inclusion Strategy Last December, we published action 15 of the Government Digital Strategy to show the government’s commitment to digital inclusion. Today, as the Director responsible for this area of work, I wanted to mark the launch of the Digital Inclusion Strategy as part of that commitment to reduce the number of people and organisations offline. We’ve also brought together 40 organisations from public, private and voluntary sectors to sign up to a new UK Digital Inclusion Charter. This is a really exciting time for us because it’s the first time the government will be bringing together such a wide number of partners to tackle digital exclusion. The government will work with the digital skills charity Go ON UK and UK Digital Inclusion Charter signatories to address the barriers that have stopped people going online by delivering a set of ten actions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. How we developed the strategy Measuring success