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Digital Literacy – Is It Necessary for eInclusion?

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HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion (USAB 2009)

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In order to live and work in today’s technological world, it is important to be able to use information and communications technology. More and more of us are communicating with family and friends using technology; business is carried out using technology; in the work environment companies use intranets to communicate with staff; governments are moving towards interacting with citizens online. While accessibility and usability in technology are absolutely necessary, is digital literacy a pre-requisite to benefit from what the Information Society can offer? The EU has recognised the need for digital literacy and has included this in the definition of eInclusion [1]. This paper examines definitions of digital literacy and suggests that digital literacy is necessary for a person to take a full part in today’s Information Society.

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    Denise Leahy & Dudley Dolan

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Leahy, D., Dolan, D. (2009). Digital Literacy – Is It Necessary for eInclusion?. In: Holzinger, A., Miesenberger, K. (eds) HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion. USAB 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5889. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10308-7_10

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