Citizenship Education in the Global Digital Age

To meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, SDG 4 (inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all) and SDG 16 (just, peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development), students and educators must be empowered with the knowledge, values, capacities, and dispositions needed to address both the opportunities and the challenges of the digital revolution at a time of mass migration, climate degradation and the unsustainable use of natural resources, increased inequalities, growing global divisions and marked fragility of democratic institutions.

This paper explains the main opportunities, challenges, and risks involved in using digital tools in education for international understanding, cooperation and peace, and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms.

In addition, to the importance of forms of education oriented around the capacities required in the digital age, derived from approaches in media and information literacy, digital citizenship and global citizenship education.