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The new ABC of tomorrow: Digital literacy as foundational as reading and arithmetic – Times of India
Until recently, reading, writing, and arithmetic were considered the essential cornerstones of early education. But in today’s interconnected world, digital skills must be added as the fourth foundational pillar. The OECD’s 2024 Education Outlook notes that children without digital skills are just as disadvantaged as those who can’t read. A UNESCO-GEM report (2023) stresses that digital literacy is not merely vocational—it is essential to democratic participation, job access, and cognitive development.In India, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 makes this linkage explicit, stating that “digital literacy is as important as literacy and numeracy” for 21st-century learning. This redefinition has far-reaching ... Read more