DigComp Helping Shape the Education Ecosystem in Europe

The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp) provides a common understanding of what digital competence is and can thus support curriculum planning, instruction and assessment both at EU level and in Member States. Additionally, a reference framework such as DigComp can be a tool to support policy-making and monitoring (e.g. setting targets for digital up/re-skilling) and certification processes. All these components are integral parts of education ecosystems (e.g. curriculum planning, assessment, certification, policy-support). In this paper, a number of examples will be given and it will be argued that especially when digital transformation is shaping education ecosystems in Europe, common reference frameworks can support education actors to collaborate, share good practices and learn from one another both within a country and across them. This contribution first outlines the DigComp 2.2 update and then focuses on the uptake at EU level and in Member States.