A European Parliament study examining how digital participation tools and AI can promote citizen engagement in EU policymaking. It analyses 94 digital participation tools worldwide, examines 11 representative cases in depth, identifies benefits and limitations, and proposes policy options, governance requirements, safeguards and technical approaches for connecting citizens’ voices with institutional decision-making.
A Council of Europe youth study session focused on strengthening young people’s democratic literacy, media participation and digital resilience. It brings together young journalists, content creators, activists and media makers to explore disinformation, digital literacy, AI ethics, civic storytelling and youth participation. The programme includes a Media Literacy Toolkit track, Civic Story Seeds and a […]
A comprehensive educator toolkit designed to help young people understand and use the civic possibilities of digital life. It contains five modules — Participate, Investigate, Dialogue, Voice, and Action — with conversation starters, activities, closing reflections, extension activities and teacher background information.
The Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) is a policy and educational framework defining democratic citizenship education and human rights education. It promotes knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that enable learners to exercise democratic rights and responsibilities, value diversity, participate actively in democratic life, and defend human […]
A practical guidance resource on integrating Digital Citizenship Education (DCE) into schools. It explains why digital citizenship matters and provides strategies such as integrating DCE into the curriculum, using real-world scenarios, promoting digital/media literacy, modelling positive online behaviour, involving parents and communities, addressing emotional and social dimensions, and updating school policies.
Compass is the Council of Europe’s practical manual for human rights education with young people. It provides a comprehensive framework for educators, youth workers and facilitators, combining background information on human rights with practical activities, participatory methods and tools for taking action. The resource covers themes including democracy, citizenship and participation, media, environment, discrimination, migration, […]
“Education for Democracy” (Volume I) is a teacher-support manual developed by the Council of Europe as part of its Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) series. It provides theoretical foundations, practical guidance, teaching approaches, assessment tools and classroom activities for developing democratic citizenship and human-rights competencies. The volume covers democracy, political participation, […]
The “AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 6–12” collection from Common Sense Education is a set of classroom-ready resources designed to help middle- and high-school students understand artificial intelligence and develop the critical-thinking skills needed to use and evaluate AI responsibly. The collection connects AI literacy with digital citizenship, media literacy, ethics, privacy, bias and responsible […]
AI 101 for Educators is a free, self-paced online professional-learning course from Code.org/ CodeAI designed to build foundational AI literacy among teachers and educators. The updated 2026 course consists of five modules of approximately one hour each, covering what AI is, how large language models work, practical uses of AI in teaching, AI literacy in […]
Day of AI is a free, open-source AI literacy initiative developed by MIT RAISE and designed primarily for K–12 education. It provides ready-to-teach curriculum, lesson plans, student activities, assessments, educator resources and professional development. The current curriculum offers a grade-by-grade progression from early primary education through high school, covering how AI works, data, algorithms, bias, […]
