Digital Skills Insights 2021
Acknowledgements
Foreword
About this publication
Table of contents
List of figures, tables and charts
Introduction
     Digital skills in the context of the ongoing pandemic
          A surge in digital skills projects and initiatives
          Digital skills concepts and frameworks
     Overview of the publication
          Digital skills in a post-pandemic environment
          Cross-regional examples of digital skills initiatives and programmes
     Conclusion
     List of references
From connectivism to connectivity: Digital skills in the COVID-19 context
     Introduction
     Digital development target areas in the age of COVID-19
          Education
          Out-of-school youth
          Adult reskilling
          Underrepresented groups
          Life in the digital economy
     Private sector, international organization and civil sector initiatives
          Funding research for data and monitoring
          New impulse to make online training available and affordable
          Establishing and/or reinforcing networks of networks
     Partnership gaps
     Conclusion
     Annex 1: Practitioner’s toolkit
          Selection of digital skills platforms
     Annex 2: Essential digital skills for teachers
     List of references
     Acknowledgements
Skill sets required due to the digital transformation
     Introduction
     The digital skill sets required in current and future digital environments
          Skill set 1: ICT basic skills
          Skill set 2: ICT intermediate skills
          Skill set 3: ICT advanced skills
     Digital skills supply/demand issue
     Challenges but also opportunities!
     Conclusion
     List of references
Learning and skills acquisition in a post-pandemic digital future
     Introduction
     Challenges to learning and skills acquisition in the time of COVID-19
     The post-pandemic digital future: Learning and skills acquisition in the ‘new normal’
     Transformations and policy imperatives for the post-pandemic digital future
     Conclusion
     List of references
Digital skills development for equitable and dignified humanitarian assistance
     Introduction
     Structure
     Understanding digital skills
     Ensuring impactful digital assistance
          Implementing as planned
          Building trust among end users
     Promoting digital inclusion
          Closing the digital divide
     Mitigating digital protection concerns
     Promoting self-reliance
          Accessing the local digital ecosystem
          Accessing broader technology employment opportunities
     Considerations for digital skills training
          Training should be tailored
          Focus on marginalized groups
          Use existing networks where possible
          Training should be regular and comprehensive
     Conclusions
     List of references
Tasmu Smart Qatar – Digital skills as a pillar for transformation
     Introduction
     An analytical approach to designing a needs-based digital skills strategy
          Baseline
          Forecast
          Gap analysis
          Recommendations
     Key results for the State of Qatar: Tasmu Smart Qatar
     Initiatives
          Common Digital Skills Framework
          Tasmu Centre of Excellence
          Studio 5/6
     Success factors for an impactful digital skills strategy
          Inclusive, holistic and tailored policy design
          Translation into tangible impact for organizations/individuals
          Rethink the role of skills and education service providers
     Conclusion
     Acknowledgements
Capacity development for Indigenous communities of the Americas region
     Introduction
     Pathways to indigenous communication and technological autonomy in Latin America
     Indigenous communities and the development of their capacity-building programmes
     ITU programmes towards strengthening the ICT capacities of indigenous peoples
          Actions carried out by ITU since 2005
     Lessons learned
          Learning by doing
          Building relationships
          Use of new metaphors to explain technology
          Technological training beyond the technical field
     Conclusion
     List of references
Digital literacy for a digital India
     Introduction
     Digital literacy: Conceptual evolution
     Digital literacy and Technology Advanced Model
     Digital literacy and capability approach
     State efforts to increase digital literacy and access to the Internet in India
     Digital literacy and community learning
     Recommendations
     Conclusion
     List of references
Best practices in distance education learning, Mexican experiences
     Introduction
     Context
          Mexican digital access
          Pre-pandemic teacher training
     Methodology
          Stage 1: Training design
          Stage 2: Application of the baseline survey
          Stage 3: Training delivery
          Stage 4: Evaluation of the courses
          Stage 5: Issuance of the diploma
     Main findings and conclusion
     List of references
About the Contributors
List of Acronyms