The document discusses the role of digital geography in understanding the impact of digital spaces on society, politics, and the economy. It emphasizes the importance of educating citizens about digital geographies, using examples like precision agriculture and the need for digital data literacy. The conclusion highlights the necessity of creating a critical interface between digital and social/economic frameworks to enhance citizens' navigation through information.

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Geography, Democracy,
European citizenship and the
digital age
developing, sharing and promoting
Digital Geography
a panel discussion – part 2
Karl Donert, Project Coordinator

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Digital Geography

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Digital Space and
the Digital Citizen

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Emerging Digital
Spaces (Cope, 2011)

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Digital Geography

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Digital Geography

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Digital Geography

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• Should focus on the differences the digital
makes to our lives
• Engagement of citizens central to the role of
the digital in relation to understandings of
spaces, places, and spatialities, like the
political / economic activities in the community,
society and world.
• Teaching about the digital geographies –
and its impacts on our way of life – from digital
politics to digital economies – digital shopping –
digital communication and digital culture
Role of Digital Geography

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• Example: Rise of Precision Agriculture
• SEED project – digital farming - precision location
methods and decision quality agronomic information
to illuminate, predict, and affect the decision making
issues across the farm – supporting move towards
sustainable development – creating a qualification to
enable this – not necessarily the farmers themselves
but the digital experts who can support and advise
farmers….
• Conclusion: Education developments should be
used to create a critical interface between the
digital and the economic / social implementation
Role of Digital Geography

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SEED Project
https://www.digitalseed.eu

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• Challenge of open digital / open data for all
• Example: Need for Literacies = Open data –
digital world
• D3 (Developing Digital Data Literacy)
project …. tools - ideas - training
https://d3.youthmetre.eu – producing a digital
data literacy toolkit for teachers
• Moving from data to knowledge is essential –
need education to help citizens find their way
through the fog / maze of information
Role of Digital Geography

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KA2 - 2019-1-BE02-KA201-060212
D3: Developing Digital
Data literacy

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• Digital evidence – use and re-use issues –
manipulation of data and information
• Education and training = still a long way
behind digital developments
• Seeking to encourage promotion and reflection
– GeoDem Jean Monnet project
• Focus on taking the advantages offered by
digital earth / digital geography
• Consider the impacts on the digital citizen
Conclusions

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