DIGCOMP 2.

0
THE DIGITAL COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK FOR CITIZENS
WHY - WHAT - FOR WHOM

Digital society needs

digitally-competent citizens
Being digitally competent means
using digital technologies
in a confident and safe way
for various purposes such as
working, getting a job, learning,
shopping online, obtaining
health information, being included
and participating in society,
entertainment, etc.

Digital skills in Europe

40%
OF EUROPEANS
42%
?? ? ? OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NO DIGITAL SKILLS
HAVE INSUFFICIENT ARE
OR NO DIGITAL SKILLS
Source: Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2015

DigComp describes

21 competences
that citizens and policy-
makers can use as
21
Competences
tools to improve digital
competence

Uses of DigComp

EMPLOYMENT JOB SEEKERS E-COMMERCE TEACHERS LEARNERS

SERVICES

Can assess and Can self-evaluate Consumers can shop Can improve Can develop their
certificate job seekers’ their level of digital online with confidence their professional digital competence
skills and offer career competence using the and safety skills for the future
guidance and training new Europass CV

Find out more

DigComp INCLUSION
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/digcomp

Europass
https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/
EDUCATION

The Digital Competence EMPLOYMENT

framework contributes to the
European Skills Agenda.

DigComp is a collaboration
between the Joint Research
Centre and DG Employment
Social Affairs & Inclusion
 DIGCOMP 2.0
THE DIGITAL COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK FOR CITIZENS
THE COMPETENCES

Digital content creation

Safety
Communication
and collaboration

Information and Problem solving

data literacy

5
AREAS
21
COMPETENCES
Information and data literacy
Browsing, searching and filtering data, information
and digital content

Evaluating data, information and

digital content

Managing data, information and digital content

Communication and collaboration

Interacting through digital technologies

Sharing through digital technologies

Engaging in citizenship through digital technologies

Collaborating through digital technologies

Netiquette

Managing digital identity

Digital content creation

Developing digital content

Integrating and re-elaboraring digital content

Copyright and licenses

Programming

Safety

Protecting devices

Protecting personal data and privacy

Protecting health and well-being

Protecting the environment

Problem solving

Solving technical problems

Identifying needs and technological responses

Creatively using digital technologies

Identifying digital competence gaps