The document outlines 9 elements of digital citizenship:
1. Digital access refers to ensuring access to technologies that can transform lives through education, work and communication. Access should be a priority to bring social and economic benefits.
2. Digital literacy is the ability to use technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information requiring cognitive and technical skills.
3. Digital communication is the electronic exchange of information, allowing it to be stored and processed by computers.
The document outlines 9 elements of digital citizenship:
1. Digital access refers to ensuring access to technologies that can transform lives through education, work and communication. Access should be a priority to bring social and economic benefits.
2. Digital literacy is the ability to use technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information requiring cognitive and technical skills.
3. Digital communication is the electronic exchange of information, allowing it to be stored and processed by computers.
The document outlines 9 elements of digital citizenship:
1. Digital access refers to ensuring access to technologies that can transform lives through education, work and communication. Access should be a priority to bring social and economic benefits.
2. Digital literacy is the ability to use technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information requiring cognitive and technical skills.
3. Digital communication is the electronic exchange of information, allowing it to be stored and processed by computers.
The document outlines 9 elements of digital citizenship:
1. Digital access refers to ensuring access to technologies that can transform lives through education, work and communication. Access should be a priority to bring social and economic benefits.
2. Digital literacy is the ability to use technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information requiring cognitive and technical skills.
3. Digital communication is the electronic exchange of information, allowing it to be stored and processed by computers.
Whilst the Internet, World Wide Web, cell phones, television and other electronic information and communication technologies (ICTs) are opening up ways for the transformation of the way we live, learn, work and communicate, it is important to note that the decisions of opening, directing or closing of opportunities is key to bringing social and economic benefits to people around the world. Digital access is key and critical to bringing these social and economic benefits and should be at the forefront of all business and government decisionmaking in the context of creating opportunities. Digital access opportunities will improve social transformations as a result of increased use of ICTs. Element 2: Digital Literacy Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills Element 3: Digital Communication Digital communication is the electronic exchange of information. Essentially it is communication that has been encoded electronically to facilitate the transmission for exchange, allowing it to be stored and/ or processed by computers.
Element 4: Digital Etiquette
Digital etiquette, or netiquette as it is sometimes referred to, is a basic set of rules pertaining to behavior that needs to be followed to ensure the Internet is better for all users. Basically it means the use of good manners in online communication such as email, forums, blogs, and social networking sites (Digital Citizenship, Auburn University. [s.a.]). Element 5: Digital Rights & responsibility Digital rights and responsibilities are the "privileges and freedom extended to all digital technology users, and the behavioral expectations that come with them" (Ribble & Bailey, 2007).With every right there is also a responsibility. We may have the right to freedom of speech, but in turn it is our duty to use this responsibly. Element6: Digital law Digital law is defined as the electronic responsibility for actions, deeds which is either ethical or unethical it is important to understand what ethical vs unethical is. The Business Dictionary (2014) defines an ethical issue as A problem or situation that requires a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical).
Element 7: Digital security
Digital security refers to ensuring the ability to use digital information and information systems without interference, disruption, unauthorized access or data collection. Rabble (2011) defines it as the electronic precautions to guarantee digital safety Element 8: Digital health and wellness Digital Health and Wellness is a Physical and psychological wellbeing in a digital technological world. These are the physiological symptoms and issues that may arise from the overuse of technology and the Internet. Element 9: Digital commerce Digital commerce as opposed to electronic commerce (e-commerce), is defined as the electronic selling and buying of goods and services through digital channels.However, it goes further than that, with the introduction of Electronic Data Interchange has evolved to include the process of developing, marketing, selling, buying and servicing of products.