Better Internet for Kids

Digital Spain 2026 is the roadmap for the digital transformation of the country, an ambitious strategy to take full advantage of new technologies and achieve more intense and sustained economic growth, rich in quality employment, with greater productivity and contributing to social and territorial cohesion, bringing prosperity and well-being to all citizens throughout the territory.

The Digital Austria Act establishes a digital work programme with 117 measures and 35 principles for digitalisation in the country. It encompasses an analysis of law suitability for digital processes, public administrative reforms, and adaptation to technologies. Moreover, it is based on a digital accessibility principle that includes the entire population, especially people with disabilities
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The Digital Child Protection Strategy of Hungary outlines a comprehensive approach to safeguarding children in the digital space. This strategy, a component of Hungary’s broader Digital Success Programme, was developed in response to emerging risks and the increasing role of the internet in children’s lives. As children are now active participants in the digital world, the strategy emphasises the need for them to be knowledgeable and aware of their online interactions.

The DigComp project, implemented by the Joint Research Centre on behalf of the European Commission, started in 2010. Since then, awareness among Member States of DigComp as the EU-wide framework for framing digital skills policy, developing, and measuring digital competence, has consistently increased.

The Strategy defines the vision of digitalising society, public administration, and the economy of the Republic of Croatia, the related strategic objectives and their key performance indicators, with suggested priority public policy areas necessary for their realisation.

In its Resolution No 629 of 3 October 2018, the Czech Government approved the cross-sectional strategic document Digital Czech Republic, which deals with all the effects of digitization on the economy and society. It is a set of concepts that create the conditions for the long-term prosperity of the Czech Republic. Its content can be defined as follows: “Strategy of Coordinated and Comprehensive Digitization of the Czech Republic 2018+”. “Digital Czech Republic” covers three pillars (partial strategies) that form one logical unit.

The Programme Council for Digital Education was assigned a task in 2019 to prepare a new national digital education action plan. The creation of the document involved the active participation of various stakeholders (pupils, students, teachers, principals, professors, researchers, union representatives, policy makers) at workshops, discussions and consultations by the working group of the Programme Council.

DOS promotes digital education and media literacy to enhance digitalisation in the national society. Under the strategy, no student should leave the educational system without digital competencies. According to the Strategy: "the school of the future is digital. By the end of 2018, at the beginning of the 2019 school year, all schools will have broadband Internet access and WiFi coverage , a significant number of teachers will receive teacher laptops, and the equipment of the classrooms will also improve".

DOS promotes digital education and media literacy to enhance digitalisation in the national society. Under the strategy, no student should leave the educational system without digital competencies. According to the Strategy: "the school of the future is digital. By the end of 2018, at the beginning of the 2019 school year, all schools will have broadband Internet access and WiFi coverage , a significant number of teachers will receive teacher laptops, and the equipment of the classrooms will also improve".

Digital Überall (Digital Everywhere) is a project that takes place within the scope of the Digital Skills Initiative for Austria (DKO). The initiative includes free workshops nationwide to improve people's basic digital skills, especially those who do not attend learning venues. During the second semester, the initiative will launch the Digital Überall PLUS (Digital Everywhere PLUS), offering tailor-made workshops for further knowledge.
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