Are we there yet? Digitally literate, illiterate, ignorant? Preparing for work in a digital economy.

1. ASIA-PACIFIC
DECISION SCIENCES
INSTITUTE 2019
ARE WE THERE YET?
DIGITALLY LITERATE, ILLITERATE, IGNORANT?
PREPARING FOR WORK IN A DIGITAL ECONOMY.
PANEL PRESENTER: PAUL HERRING MACS (SNR) CP

2. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED:
WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF A MAJOR TECHNOLOGY
SURGE:
Resulting in:
a) the Digitization of more and more
information, goods, and services,
b) Globalisation
- telecommunications,
- transportation,
- networks and standards.
c) Intelligent Systems
– Machine Learning & Robotics
A little new Science
Computing power
increases/Moore’s Law
Data explosion
Democratization of
• Knowledge
• Digital Power
• Innovation
Leading to:
• Disruption of Industries
• Displacement of workers
• Dematerialization of the economy

3. THE FAMOUS GAME 2 MOVE 37:
LEE SODEL LOSES TO ALPHA GO & OVERNIGHT THE WORLD
CHANGED!

5. 2019
EY MINING
REPORT

7. PORTABILITY WITHIN A ‘CLUSTER’

8. • The world of work is dramatically changing
• Education needs to change significantly as well.
• Universities will become less relevant.
• Micro-credentialing will become more common-place.
• Secondary Schools may become increasingly side-lined
as Boot Camps and on-line learning environments
increasingly dominate the landscape even for teenagers
and not just young workers and those re-training.

9. IT COURSES NEEDED @ SENIOR SECONDARY
● Digital Literacy (ICT; IC3)
● Digital Fluency
● Digital Mastery (Digital Solutions)
Compare with:
● Mathematical Literacy (Essentials & General);
● Mathematical Fluency (Methods) and
● Mathematical Mastery (Specialist).
Digital skills
development needs to
encompass not only
efficient and effective
use of digital
technology, but also
the development of
complex cognitive,
interpersonal,
entrepreneurial and
innovation dimensions.

12. DIGITAL FLUENCY???
• Digital literacy – A digitally literate person knows how to use
digital technologies and what to do with them.
• Digital fluency – A digitally fluent person can decide when to
use specific digital technologies to achieve their desired
outcome. They can articulate why the tools they are using will
provide their desired outcome.
• Digital Fluency involves being able to create and MAKE with
Digital Technologies not just USE as per Digital Literacy