{"id":361,"date":"2026-10-18T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2026-10-18T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:59:14","slug":"digital-skills-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/digital-skills-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Skills Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_rectangular_vertical\/public\/media2\/image\/2401045_1f_Digital%20Skills%20Toolkit-EV7%20%28003%29%201.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Skills Toolkit cover\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ITU Digital Skills Toolkit offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to support the ITU membership to create effective national digital skills strategies and policies. This practical resource offers actionable insights and examples, making it a valuable tool for countries at all stages of digital development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The publication is divided into three parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Part 1 focuses on understanding digital skills, covering digital skills frameworks and the evolving importance of these skills for inclusion and economic opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Part 2 provides a detailed roadmap for creating a national digital skills strategy: integrating digital skills into broader digital transformation efforts, assessing needs, engaging stakeholders, creating strategies for digital skills development of both citizens and the workforce and monitoring implementation.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Part 3 offers examples of digital skills strategies and programmes from around the world, serving as inspiration for countries developing or updating their own strategies.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed for use by policy-makers and other stakeholders, such as partners in the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and academia, the toolkit draws on the previous edition published in 2018. It has been thoroughly reviewed and updated to reflect developments in the digital era since then.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supporting learning material:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/training-courses\/full-catalogue\/road-digital-skills-strategy\">Road to Digital Skills Strategy<\/a>\u201d e-learning course (available from 18 March 2026)<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_square\/public\/media2\/image\/1_1.png\" alt=\"Toolkit part 1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_square\/public\/media2\/image\/3_4.png\" alt=\"Toolkit part 2\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_square\/public\/media2\/image\/5_0.png\" alt=\"Toolkit part 3\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/media2\/file\/2401045_1f_Digital%20Skills%20Toolkit_compressed_0.pdf\" target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/09\/icon-Document.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Digital Skills Toolkit 2024 (English)<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/media2\/file\/2401045A_ProdAssembly_v1.pdf\" target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/09\/icon-Document.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Digital Skills Toolkit 2024 (Arabic)<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/media2\/file\/2401045C_ProdBAT_PartV1.pdf\" target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/09\/icon-Document.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Digital Skills Toolkit 2024 (Chinese)<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/media2\/file\/2401045F_ProdAssembly_V1.pdf\" target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/09\/icon-Document.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Digital Skills Toolkit 2024 (French)<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/media2\/file\/2401045R_ProdBAT_v1.pdf\" target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/09\/icon-Document.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Digital Skills Toolkit 2024 (Russian)<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/media2\/file\/2401045S_ProdAssembly_noDraftv1.pdf\" target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/09\/icon-Document.png\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Digital Skills Toolkit 2024 (Spanish)<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first edition of the toolkit (2018) is available here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/academy.itu.int\/sites\/default\/files\/media2\/file\/ITU%20Digital%20Skills%20Toolkit_en.pdf\" target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img 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