The Action Plan for Improving Digital Literacy and Skills for All 2022~2035 issued by the Central Cyber Security and Information Commission points out that digital literacy is a collection of qualities and abilities that citizens in a digital society should have in learning, working and living, such as digital acquisition, production, use, evaluation, interaction, sharing, innovation, security, ethics and morality.
Digital Literacy Competency Model
L1
Digital survivability
The most basic capability is digital survivability. Include:
- Will use the App in daily life for shopping, traveling, socializing, seeing a doctor, epidemic prevention and other operations;
- will browse, retrieve and query relevant information as needed;
- We will preliminarily organize and save our photos, videos and other digital assets to prevent loss
China is becoming more and more digital, and without these capabilities, it will basically fall into a situation where it is difficult to move an inch.
Therefore, the state proposes to improve the digital literacy of China's whole people, and pay special attention to the acquisition of basic digital survival capacity of special groups such as the elderly, the disabled, and the poor.
L2
Digital Security Capabilities
In the digital world, it is difficult to distinguish between real and fake, and danger is everywhere. Everyone needs to have digital security capabilities to protect their digital or physical assets from being compromised. Include:
● Protection of personal data and privacy;
● Ability to identify and protect against illegal acts such as online rumors, telecom fraud, and information theft;
● Self-control over games, short videos, etc., anti-addiction;
L3
Digital thinking skills
Digital thinking ability refers to the ability to use digital technology (such as big data, artificial intelligence, etc.) to solve one's own or others' problems in life and work. Include:
● Use digital technology to improve digital life experience and living standards, such as smart homes;
● Use digital technology to work efficiently, such as online office, digital channel marketing promotion, telemedicine, etc.;
● Have the ability to think with data, be able to use data to find problems, find the root causes, make accurate judgments or make predictions about the future;
L4
Digital production capabilities
Digital production capacity refers to the ability to output digital products, digital content or other digital solutions to help others solve problems and enhance their own or company's brand and influence in the digital world. Include:
● Digital content creation (e.g. short videos);
● Digital product development;
● Digital solution integration, etc.;
L5
Digital innovation
If individuals or enterprises want to play a leading role in the digital economy, they need to have digital innovation capabilities, put forward their own unique views, or have unique competitiveness in basic technologies, open platforms, business models, etc. Include:
● Digital infrastructure innovation, such as underlying chip research and development, algorithm research, patent drafting, etc.;
● Digital open platform innovation, such as artificial intelligence platform, blockchain platform, big data platform, etc.;
● Digital application and business model innovation, such as sharing economy, etc.
Producer/Wu Dongjian Editor-in-charge/Li Xiaoyun
Editor/Li Ting
Source: Netinfo China