The project has produced 4 Topic Reports which contain a detailed analysis of digital literacy:
Topic Report 1 (1001 KB)provides an overview and comparative analysis of past and present digital literacy initiatives in each of the 27 Member States as well as in Norway and Iceland, USA, Canada, and India. A total of 464 different initiatives were identified, ranging from large-scale public programmes rolled out nationally and targeting the entire population, to very small-scale third sector actions with very specific target groups. The report describes on the one hand how these initiatives are distributed across key dimensions of digital literacy (rationales, sustainability, motivational measures, platforms, content, accessibility, and usability), and on the other hand what tends to characterise initiatives aimed at specific disadvantaged groups (people with low educational attainment, unemployed, disabled, elderly, young people at risk, women, rural populations, inner city residents, ethnic and cultural minorities, and criminals and substance abusers). Moreover, differences in approaches between country groupings are identified. See also the Annexes (1.9 MB)to the report listing the 91 initiatives that were selected for deeper analysis following the initial mapping of initiatives (these initiatives were subsequently reduced to the 30 initiatives selected as good practice cases to be featured in Topic Report 3, see further below).
Topic Report 2 (7.5 MB)investigates indicators and measurement tools employed in the EU27 and beyond with a particular focus on the results of the special module on digital literacy contained in the 2007 edition of the Eurostat Community Survey on ICT usage in Households and by Individuals. This overview and analysis provides information on the current level of digital skills in the European countries. It comprises a discussion on the most relevant barriers to a more intensive use, and it includes an analysis on learning environments conducive to the acquisition of digital skills. The report compares the Eurostat results with findings from other recent studies and it comprises an overview of the most interesting alternative monitoring and measurement initiatives identified alongside the 464 initiatives described in Topic Report 1.
Topic Report 3 (1014 KB)is based on the findings of the first two topic reports and describes and analyses in more detail 30 selected good practice cases. It contains a comprehensive presentation of main enablers of digital literacy analysed in terms of setting relevant objectives, providing effective structure, design, and implementation, maintaining the motivation of target groups, addressing potential barriers, planning and measuring impacts, securing sustainability, and focusing on innovation in approaches, methods, and technologies. See also the Annexes (2.6 MB)to the report describing each of the 30 initiatives selected as good practice cases.
Topic Report 4 (886 KB)briefly summarises the findings of Report 1, 2, and 3. It situates digital literacy in a broader context as a central measure in forward looking inclusion policies and concludes by drawing up a list of policy recommendations particularly conducive to achieving i2010 goals.
In addition, DG Information Society and Media with the support of DG Education and Culture and Eurostat and with input from the Digital Literacy High-Level Expert Group has produced a related working paper entitled Digital Literacy: A Review for the i2010 eInclusion Initiative (583 KB)(see also the separate High-Level Expert Group Recommendations (79 KB)