Digital literacy (ies): definitions, perspectives and challenges

Abstract

This article focuses on the discussion of the various concepts used to describe
the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are needed to deal with the changes brought by the digital media environment. Due to the integrative power that the concept of digital literacy can take on and indicate, the authors give special emphasis to its analysis, approaching its evolution and the main perspectives concerning its meaning. Since the concept of digital competence is strongly related to digital literacy, this notion is also addressed. The final section of the article presents several existing initiatives for the development of new forms of literacies related to today’s digital information society, reinforcing the relevance of these issues in the current context.