Given the challenges and opportunities arising from the digital transformation and the persistent inequalities and barriers that prevent adult learners from using digital technologies in a professional, confident and responsible way, the project aimed to provide participating organisations with a set of tangible outcomes to support adult educators in the process of mainstreaming and transferring relevant knowledge and skills in the field of netiquette. Through the implementation of the project, the partners' staff expanded their tacit knowledge, benefited from innovation transfer and enriched their bespoke portfolio of learning solutions. We wanted to promote awareness, knowledge and skills of low-skilled adults and adult learners to engage critically, consciously and responsibly in the digital society. The aim was to develop adult learners' key skills for meaningful participation in a democratic society, intercultural understanding, learning and employability. The project collected, discussed and further developed a set of ethical guidelines and common standards for the critical effective use of digital technologies, as well as for effectively addressing online misinformation, hate speech and fraudulent schemes.
The rationale for the project realization were the challenges and opportunities arising from dig. transformation and the persisting inequalities and barriers constraining adult learners proficient, confident and responsible usage of dig. technologies. The dig. age has brought new dimensions to our life, in which netiquette has become the new etiquette. The significance of netiquette derives from the pervasiveness and impact of the digital technologies, which are a powerful driving force behind deep transformations in the way we communicate and collaborate with others, learn and work, think and behave. We tackled common needs and challenging issues that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in the participating countries, which uncovered the centrality of adult education and lifelong learning to foster digital readiness. By implementing the project we addressed the needs of providing participating organisations with a set of tangible results to support adult educators in the process of mainstreaming and transferring relevant knowledge and skills on netiquette. We aimed to foster low skilled adults’ /learner’s awareness, knowledge and skills to take part in the digital society critically, consciously and responsibly