Bridging the digital divide Measuring digital literacy

• Published in: Economics. The open-access, open-assessment e-journal Vol. 12; no. Art. 23; pp. 20 - 12:Art. 23<20
• Main Authors: Chetty, Krish, Aneja, Urvashi, Mishra, Vidisha, Gcora, Nozibele, Josie, Jaya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kiel Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) 01.12.2018; Sciendo; Walter de Gruyter GmbH; De Gruyter
• Subjects: 21st century; agile policy making; Argentinien; Australien; Auswirkung; Bildungspolitik; Brasilien; C83; China; communication literacy; Computer literacy; Computerkenntnisse; Cooperation; Data collection; Deutschland; Digital divide; Digital economy; Digital literacy; digital skills; Digitalisierung; digitalization; Education; Employees; Europäische Union; F63; F66; F68; Frankreich; Frau; Geschlechtsspezifik; Großbritannien; I24; I25; Indien; Indonesien; Information literacy; Informationstechnologische Bildung; Infrastructure; Innovations; Internet; Internet access; Italien; J20; J22; J23; J24; Japan; Kanada; Kompetenzentwicklung; Labor market; Mann; media literacy; Medienkompetenz; Medienkonsum; Mexiko; O15; O19; Qualifikationsanforderung; Qualifikationsanpassung; Qualifikationsbedarf; Qualifikationsdefizit; Qualifikationsentwicklung; representative sampling; Saudi-Arabien; Skill development; Skills; Soziale Ungleichheit; Soziokultureller Faktor; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Südafrika (Staat); Technologische Entwicklung; technology literacy; Transformation; Türkei; USA; South Africa
• ISSN: 1864-6042; 1864-6042
• DOI: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-23

To promote digital transformation, equal emphasis needs to be placed on digital skills development as to infrastructure development. Integral to investment in digital skills development is the subsequent management and evaluation of digital training programmes. This paper assesses mechanisms to ensure digital training programmes are adequately managed using a standardized data collection framework to measure an internationally accepted digital literacy index. Such an index requires an agile definition of digital literacy, responsive to the fluid nature of the digital economy. The paper also explores the extent to which a G20 advisory body may inform a nationally representative data collection strategy within the context of a data collection process that is cognizant of the evolving demands of businesses and users alike.