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Definition[]

Digital skills

can be understood as the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, create and share information using digital technology. It involves a knowledge of current communications technology and an understanding of how it can be used.[1]

Overview[]

"Efforts are currently being made by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to gather information globally on digital skills. The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) survey was conducted in 2011 to assess how adults of working age are able to apply their technological competence in workplace and social situations."[2].

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