A new group of 25 experts selected by the European Commission will work on guidelines for teachers with which to promote digital literacy and fight disinformation online in schools.
“Our aim is to ensure that the 90 million young people in the EU have the skills and digital awareness to become competent and aware digital citizens, and to think critically about what they encounter online”, EU Commissioner for Youth Mariya Gabriel told the press on Tuesday 12 October.
The group, which includes representatives from the OECD, the Council of Europe and UNICEF, met for the first time on Wednesday 13 October to take stock of existing good practices and to identify “common denominators” among the EU27.
“We are certainly the richest continent in terms of good resources and good practices, but after a while we reach a glass ceiling when it comes to good practices. My great hope in joining this group is to find common lines of force [...] with which we can achieve emulation between countries”, added Divina Meigs, President of the French association Savoir devenir, selected to participate in the project.
Three more meetings will be held between now and September 2022, when the experts will submit their report. (Original version in French by Agathe Cherki)