“Be competent Go digital” Project’s main objective is to contribute to the empowerment of adult Europeans by providing them with competencies in the field of digital consumption. “Be competent Go digital” Project’s main objective is to contribute to the empowerment of adult Europeans by providing them with competencies in the field of digital consumption. The Be competent Go digital Project aims to contribute to the provision of digital competences for adult consumers, understood as "the competence that consumers need to function actively, safely and assertively in the digital marketplace. Thus , they can search and assess information on goods/services, they can prefer responsible and sustainable consumption, they can manage their own digital identity online, including their privacy and own data protection, they can use internet to buy/sell products/services safely. The project has many benefits to both adults and adult training; - Creation of learning platform for the adult population and their trainers, reducing the gap on digital competencies for consumption - Development of training path to be used and adapted by any adult education practitioner interested in providing training in project topics.
As the pandemic hits, it is understood that the most disadvantaged groups are adults since their digital skills are not adequate to do shopping or receive any online services. The pandemic has shown us the digital gap between adults and the young (or young adults under 40s). This digital gap becomes visible during the pandemic since most adults are not capable of doing online shopping or receive the services provided online while they are not allowed to go out due to their health risk.The project helps adults developing their digital readiness and contribute to their capacities in online shopping via its three objectives. Apart from these priorities, the project helps the digital inclusion of adults by addressing to the gap or inequality among adults by contributing to their digital skills. Moreover, the training content of the project emphasises sustainable and responsible consumption so that adults can develop attitudes towards climate change and its global effects.