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Toward Equal Opportunity in the Digital World

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Toward Equal Opportunity in the Digital World
Toward Equal Opportunity in the Digital World

July 6, 2018

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article author

Diane Martin-Graser

Digital

transformation must not deepen

  • inequalities. This article
  • calls for equal
  • opportunity in access to
  • digital tools, skills

and culture,especially

for youngpeople andcommunities thatmay be excluded fromtechnological change.Digital literacyis

presented

 

as
a social, educational
and economic
issue: it

requires
collaboration among schools, community organizations,

institutions,
businesses and governments. The

goal
is to
ensure that
everyone can

understand,
use and
question digital technologies,

not
only consume
them. By promoting shared

knowledge

and inclusiveaccess,Québeccan betterprepare citizensto participatefully in the digitalworld.