- A digital citizen is someone who, through the development of a broad range of competences, is able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities, whether local, national or global. As digital technologies are disruptive in nature and constantly evolving, competence building is a lifelong Digital citizenship education handbook process that should begin from earliest childhood at home and at school, in formal, informal and non-formal educational settings.

- Digital citizenship and engagement involves a wide range of activities, from creating, consuming, sharing, playing and socialising, to investigating, communicating, learning and working.

- Competent digital citizens are able to respond to new and everyday challenges related to learning, work, employability, leisure, inclusion and participation in society, respecting human rights and intercultural differences.

**A good example of a tool created for the empowerment of active citizenship is the European Democracy Passport, published by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) provides factsheets, background information, pathfinders and navigators to all aspects of modern European democracy, including a toolkit of participation resources and a detailed manual on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), updated as recently as January 2020. It is available in 23 official languages.

2 men in yellow and black suit action figures