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Impact of Digitization of Governance on Society
Published in Puneet Kumar, Vinod Kumar Jain, Dharminder Kumar, Artificial Intelligence and Global Society, 2021
J. Raja Kishore, S. Suguna Mallika
Digital Literacy is the “ability of individuals and communities to understand and use digital technologies for meaningful actions within life situations.” The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) formulated the National E-Governance Plan (NeGP) with the vision to “Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets, and ensure efficiency, transparency, and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize the basic needs of the common man.” According to the National IT Policy of 2012, every household in India must have at least one digitally literate person [1]. If the program is successfully rolled out into society, there shall be an improvement in people’s standard of living, having government services more accessible and easier to use.
Techno-Pedagogical Concepts with Digital Skills
Published in Manpreet Singh Manna, Balamurugan Balusamy, Kiran Sood, Naveen Chilamkurti, Ignisha Rajathi George, Edutech Enabled Teaching, 2023
Divya Nair, Neeta Mhavan, Asawari Bhave Gudipudi
Thus, digital literacy can be defined as a set of technologically desired skills which enables the learner to locate the correct source of information, critically validate the authenticity of the acquired information, and make appropriate use of the validated information at the right time at the right place.
Coping with vulnerability: the effect of trust in AI and privacy-protective behaviour on the use of AI-based services
Published in Behaviour & Information Technology, 2023
Digital literacy refers to the range of skills required to transmit and understand information; it can be measured by the degree of access to digital devices and online services, skills to manipulate them, and actual utilisation (Bawden 2001; Gilster 1997; van Dijk 2006). A set of online skills are required to navigate, select, and use information purposively by manipulating digital devices and networks (van Dijk 2005). Digital skills are necessary to achieve the benefits an individual pursues; they involve taking appropriate actions on the Internet to achieve the individual's decision goal (van Deursen and van Dijk 2010aa). Digital skills have been divided into medium-related and content-related skills (van Deursen and van Dijk 2011). Medium-related skills are operational skills that allow users to manipulate digital devices and utilise rules related to formal navigation on the network, and content-related skills facilitate the selection of information and evaluation of its source (van Deursen and van Dijk 2010b; van Deursen and van Dijk 2011).
Bridging the digital divide: the smart TV as a platform for digital literacy among the elderly
Published in Behaviour & Information Technology, 2022
The number of people over 65 in Taiwan exceeded 3.43 million in 2018, accounting for 14.56% of the total population. Taiwan has definitely become an aging society. This group of people has been affected by the digital divide; their use of information and communication technology (ICT) is far behind the younger generation. According to a survey report the ‘Individual Household Digital Divide’ published by the National Development Council of Taiwan in 2018, the proportion of people over 60 owning mobile phones increased from 66.3% in 2017 to 72.6% in 2018 (National Development Council of Taiwan 2018). The Internet access rate by seniors also increased from 39.4% to 53.9%. Although the overall Internet access rate of the over-60s population has increased, the signs of a digital divide can be observed, and this is impacted by their education level and area of residence. It supposed that the rate of increase is contributed mostly by those who with higher levels of education, living in urban areas. Furthermore, data show that the rate of ownership of mobile phones is higher than that of Internet access. In other words, many elderly people are using their mobile phones as traditional phones rather than as digital devices, especially those living in the suburbs. This confirms the phenomenon of a second digital divide (Pedrozo 2013; van Deursen and van Dijk 2015). When computers and internet become a part of life, access to ICT is no longer a problem. Digital literacy is a concern because differences in digital capabilities and willingness to learn cause inequalities and ultimately the creation of a knowledge gap.
Adaptation of Affinity for Technology Interaction Scale to Turkish Culture and Evaluation of Measurement Invariance: ATI-T
Published in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2023
Elif Kübra Demir, Sait Çüm, Tarık Kışla
More recently, the concept of “digital literacy” has emerged as an important area of research (Tinmaz et al., 2022). Digital literacy refers to an individual’s ability to find, evaluate, and use digital information effectively (Reddy et al., 2020). It encompasses a range of skills, including basic computer literacy, information literacy, and critical thinking skills. Studies have found that higher levels of digital literacy are associated with more positive attitudes toward technology, increased use of digital technologies, and improved outcomes in areas such as education and employment (Van Deursen & van Dijk, 2015).