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DigComp3.0

The DigComp 3.0 framework

The European Reference Framework for Citizens' Digital Competence

"Digital competence involves the confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society. It includes information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, media literacy, digital content creation (including programming), safety (including digital well-being and competences related to cybersecurity), intellectual property related questions, problem solving and critical thinking."

Source: Council Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning (2018)

Thematic groupings covering every aspect of digital competence

Specific competences spread across the 5 areas

Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Highly advanced

Detailed descriptors classified by Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

  • 1. Searching for, evaluating and managing information

    Articulating information needs, searching for and retrieving digital content. Critically evaluating digital sources, content and the processes used to generate them. Storing, managing, organising and analysing digital data.

  • 2. Communication and collaboration

    Interagire, condividere, comunicare e collaborare negli ambienti digitali. Partecipare alla societa attraverso le tecnologie digitali. Far valere i propri diritti ed esercitare le proprie scelte. Gestire la propria presenza, identita e reputazione digitale.

  • 3. Content creation

    Creating and editing digital content ethically and responsibly. Integrating information into an existing body of knowledge. Understanding copyright and licences. Applying computational thinking and programming.

  • 4. Safety, well-being and responsible use

    Protecting devices, personal data and privacy. Supporting physical, psychological and social well-being. Understanding the environmental impacts of digital technologies.

  • 5. Identifying and solving problems

    Identifying and solving technical and conceptual problems. Using digital technologies to create innovative solutions. Identifying, assessing and closing digital competence gaps.

    With guidance, carrying out simple tasks and meeting straightforward needs

    Independently, solving well-defined problems and meeting one's own needs and those of others

    Guiding others, managing varied tasks and contributing to the community

    Solving complex problems with innovative solutions, contributing to professional practice and training others

    Note: DigComp 3.0 defines 4 proficiency levels (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Highly advanced), simplifying the 8-level structure of DigComp 2.1/2.2.

  • AI-Esplicito (AI-E)

    Learning outcomes that mention AI explicitly

  • AI-Implicito (AI-I)

    Learning outcomes where AI is implicit or relevant

  • AI-Supporto (AI-S)

    Learning outcomes that support the understanding of AI

    Complete site map for search engines

    Documentation for AI systems and language models

    Extended version with every detail of the framework

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Explore every area, competence and learning outcome of the DigComp 3.0 framework.

DigComp 3.0 is developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.