Development of the Digital Sovereignty Competences of Youth Workers

Digital sovereignty is a new concept in the digital era suggesting that parties should have sovereignty over their digital data. Personal data is the new crude asset for which a complex ecosystem ...

The LINKS project aimed to equip European youth workers with advanced digital sovereignty and security skills, addressing the gaps in their digital literacy and security awareness, and helping them control and evaluate the use of their and others’ digital data and history, such as organizations, NGOs, and groups that are supported by these organizations (migrants, refugees, unemployed youth), against misuse, and cyber-attacks. Some additional objectives are: - Increased self-awareness and critical thinking relating to the use of digital devices and the forms of digital communication - Understanding and awareness of the effective application of digital security measures in day-to-day work and specific situations - Youth workers’ personal development management and transversal skills - Self-reflection and ownership of personal and professional development - Interest in wider digital security issues and concerns at national and European level - Understanding of the problem-solving process that can be applied to digital security concerns - Knowledge of the effects of digital security cause, and consequences at local, regional, national, and European levels - Confidence to be able to address potential digital security threats.