Digital Competencies in the 21st. century

According to the Conference Board of Canada’s 1991 list, the skills and competences for the 21st century include:

• ability to learn independently
• good communications skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening)
  
• social skills (ethics, positive attitude, responsibility)
• teamwork skills, collaborative learning, networking
• ability to adapt to changing circumstances
• thinking skills (problem-solving; critical, logical, numerical skills)
• knowledge navigation
• entrepreneurship (taking initiative, seeing opportunities)
• digital literacy.
• References:
• Conference Board of Canada (1991) Employability Skill Profile: The Critical Skills Required of the Canadian Workforce Ottawa, Ont.: Conference Board of Canada