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Digital citizen Working roup
The document outlines the agenda and goals of a working group focused on digital citizenship, emphasizing the need to define digital contexts and address key issues such as democracy, education, and human rights from the citizens' perspective. It discusses the opportunities and threats posed by digital disruption and encourages proactive measures to shape a positive future for digital citizens. The group aims to develop a roadmap for digital citizenship that includes research and policy recommendations for empowering individuals in a digital age.
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- 1. COMMISSION EDUCATION ETCULTURE PRESENTATIONDESGROUPES DETRAVAIL EducationandCultureCommittee -CommissionEducationetCulture ClaudeVIVIERLEGOT,Chair KarlDONERTandJulianneLAGADEC,Vice-Chairs Digital Citizen a transversal Working Group
- 2. Purpose of thesession • Defining the digital context • What are the main issues? - Activity • Digital Citizen (or Digital Citizenship)? - Discussion • An introduction to ‘Futures’ • Roadmap – work plan for the working group
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- 6. Disruption: threats and consequences Threats •Chaos – instability - change routine • Investment • Resistance – fear • Loss of control • Ownership - security • Quality Consequences • New engagement processes • Organisational change • Different decision making • Integrated systems • Exchange of knowledge
- 7. Disruption: opportunities • Fullcontrol – monitoring learning process / outcomes • Adjust expenditure • Improve organisation • Systemic change – different roles • Move forward – progress • Empowering • Motivating – exciting – attractive • Flexible organisations • Competitive • Optimising – greater efficiency
- 8. Disruption: opportunities • Fullcontrol – monitoring learning process / outcomes • Adjust expenditure • Improve organisation • Systemic change – different roles • Move forward – progress • Empowering • Motivating – exciting – attractive • Flexible organisations • Competitive • Optimising – greater efficiency What actions already exist?
- 9. http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1223&langId=en in work, atplay, in the home, at school, on the bus = everywhere
- 10. Euractiv, http://tinyurl.com/zhllrtm We needto research this
- 11. Digital Citizen WG:contexts • A transversal group implies different contexts • This means we need to establish / agree clear priorities • Should avoid repetition of what has already been done • Firstly, let’s think about the different contexts within which this group will work
- 12. 1. Society isdifferent today..
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- 14. 2. Democracy: GettingInvolved? What roles / responsibilities when you are empowered? e-democracy: also known as digital democracy or Internet democracy, incorporates 21st- century information and communications technologies to promote and enable democracy
- 15. 3. Human Rights:what impact? digital rights describes the human rights that allow individuals to access, use, create, and publish digital media or to access and use computers, other electronic devices, or communications networks Agree?
- 16. 4. Education: GettingSmart? What does it mean to be an iTeacher? (innovative teacher) Use of smart tools on smart devices with smart learners … has the power to change everything
- 17. 4. Education: GettingSmart? What does it mean to be an iLearner? (independent learner) Digital means learning can become personalised to meet the real needs of each individual Independent learners How does the role of learning and the actions of learners change? If at all….
- 18. 5. Policy: inspirationalleadership? What does it mean to be an iLeader? (inspirational leader) We need inspirational leadership to embrace the challenges of innovative technology and the growing demand for access to information
- 19. 5. Policy: inspirationalleadership? Can we educate digital leaders?
- 20. Digital Citizen WorkingGroup: Purpose • Address digital issues from the citizen’s perspective = in terms of Education (& Culture), Human Rights, Democracy • Establish a pro-active, forward looking approach – not a reactive approach as in the past • Consider: What is the future we want for the digital citizen? • What measures can we initiate / put in place to support this vision?
- 21. What do youthink are the main issues this WG needs to address? An activity 15-20 minutes Work in pairs or in groups http://bit.ly/2EMPXHl
- 22. Add the mostimportant issues for the Digital Citizen http://bit.ly/2EMPXHl Choose a colour Post your ideas – in english or french
- 23. What are themost important issues to address for the Digital Citizen? Comments?
- 24. The Digital Citizen& Digital Citizenship A series of slides on the distinction between these topics
- 25. Definitions? • A digitalcitizen refers to a person utilizing information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government. • Mossberger, et al. said digital citizens “use the Internet regularly and effectively” (Wikipedia) Is this a suitable definition or do we need to make our own? • What ideas exist about digital citizens and citizenship?
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- 36. What is alreadybeing done? To address this, we need to: • undertake an audit of what is being done (and not done) by policy makers, NGOs • Examine / consider the issues and gaps • consider / define the areas to deal with and • prioritise them • develop an action plan for the future
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- 39. Council of Europe:CDMSI • Steering Committee on Media and Information CDMSI • steers the Council of Europe’s work in freedom of expression, media, Internet governance and other information society • it oversees the work on personal data protection • intergovernmental composition, welcomes the participation of observers representing civil society https://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression
- 40. The internet isa common good for humanity that can drive improvements in society and the economy. Building and maintaining an open, transparent and inclusive system of Internet governance will help ensure benefits for all. http://bit.ly/2DjVjKi EC: Digital European Commissioner
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- 42. Discussion points • Whatcan we learn from these initiatives and approaches? • What (other) ideas do you/we have? • Discussion – what influence can we have in terms of policy? – what should we seek to do?
- 43. Conclusions: Futures • Whatsort of future do we want for the digital citizen? • Foresight Activity at the Summer meeting
- 44. Digital Futures • Innovativeapproach = anticipatory thinking • Designed to reflect on future policy needs 3 components: • Foresight – generate visions of the future • Impacts, expectations • Participatory policy development (evidence-based)
- 47. Establish Capability …. a framework describingwhat is needed for people to thrive in a digitally- based living environment Jisc, Digital Capability https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/building-digital-capability European Digital Success
- 48. European Digital Success •universities are thriving in strong partnerships with regional institutions. • education is ‘in’ … to use technology to help address global problems • automation and data-intensive scientific progress • from closed policy to evidence-based policy and monitoring (including smart cities) • cities become laboratories of democracy
- 49. Do we wantSmart Cities? They need smart people to: use data and technology to create efficiencies, improve sustainability, create economic development, and enhance quality of life
- 50. Digital Citizen Roadmap •Define issues and context we will work in – January 2018 • Examine futures – addressing the issues – what is the future we want for digital citizens? – June 2018 • Decide on measures / activities – position statements, white paper, campaign, side event • Connect with policy groups and groups inside the Council of Europe and EC and …. • Develop outputs – for instance a publication on a “future we want” for the digital citizen
- 51. Further comments? Preparation workbefore the next meeting a) Research from your perspective the policies in lace for the digital citizen … for example in security, rights and education b) What is the ideal situation for a digital citizen? c) What gaps need to be filled? Which are not being covered.