The Digital Citizenship Education Handbook provides information, tools and good practices for developing children’s and young people’s digital citizenship competences. It focuses on three overarching areas: Being Online, Well-being Online, and Rights Online, covering 10 domains including media and information literacy, ethics and empathy, privacy and security, active participation, and rights and responsibilities.
Why it matters for ENACT-AI
Although the handbook is not specifically an AI-literacy resource, it provides a strong foundation for understanding and critically navigating digital technologies. Its focus on critical understanding, media and information literacy, ethics, privacy, rights, participation and responsible use of technology makes it highly relevant to ENACT-AI.
Learning outcomes
Learners develop the ability to navigate the digital world responsibly; critically evaluate information and digital media; understand online rights and responsibilities; recognise ethical issues; protect privacy and security; communicate appropriately online; participate actively in digital society; and develop empathy and awareness of the consequences of their online behaviour.
Suggested activity
“My Digital Citizen Profile” – Participants work in small groups on realistic online scenarios (e.g. misinformation, cyberbullying, privacy, AI-generated content, online political participation). They identify the relevant digital citizenship domain, discuss risks and rights, and propose responsible actions. Each group then creates a short “Digital Citizen Code” with 5 principles for responsible participation online.