Digital literacy

Digital literacy is an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information using digital devices or digital media platforms, as well as the ability to navigate, evaluate, create, and communicate information in digital environments. Digital literacy combines technical and cognitive abilities; it includes using information and communication technologies to create, evaluate, and share information, and critically examining their social and political impacts. Digital literacy initially focused on digital skills and stand-alone computers, but the advent of the internet and social media use has shifted some of its focus to mobile devices. Digital literacy is related to, but different from, other forms of literacy. Information literacy focuses on the ability to locate, evaluate, and utilize information through numerous formats. Media literacy refers to the ability to analyze and interpret media messages and their influence. In contrast, digital literacy integrates these competencies while also including the practical use of digital tools, participation in online environments, and the creation of digital content. This broader scope highlights the interactive and participatory nature of digital spaces. While media literacy and information literacy can play a role in one's digital literacy, digital literacy refers to the digital platforms and the way information and messages are interpreted and conveyed.