Year 2021
06
Dec 2021
How Oceania is pioneering digital skills by embracing the DQ Global Standard
Digital skills have a wide reaching and broad definition, but when it comes to children and teens, terms such as digital citizenship and digital literacy become an important focus. These terms are often grouped under the single and all encompassing concept known as Digital Intelligence (DQ). Many pe....
06
Dec 2021
The DQ Institute powers new digital literacy program for teens in Australia and New Zealand
Australian children’s charity, the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, has launched a new high-quality digital intelligence educational and teaching program for students aged 11-14 across Australia and New Zealand. The program, called eSmart Digital Licence+, is an interactive eLearning platform th....
01
Dec 2021
How To Champion Global Digital Literacy – A Look at The LEGO / DQ Institute Partnership
Digital literacy and citizenship, each embodied in the DQ Institute’s Digital Intelligence (DQ) framework, are perhaps a set of digital skills which weigh heaviest in the public conscience in recent years. With an uptick in data breaches, online scams, cyber bullying, and identity theft, the ....
01
Dec 2021
DQ Institute collaborates with the LEGO Group to Launch its Digital Citizenship Program
The latest global Digital Intelligence (DQ) program is the that includes – Digitally Smart Guide and Explorer, Build & Talk, and Doom the Gloom. These innovative digital skills development tools are focused on children and their parents, and designed to empower families with digital citize....
01
Dec 2021
China’s gaming ban for children: A right move?
Many people are tired of hearing shocking news about negative effects of social media and gaming on children and youth. Facebook (now Meta) was found to have hidden the fact that they internally knew the negative impact of social media on teens’ mental health. The Chinese government banned chi....