Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their support for the empowerment of women in digital sectors and ICT in development cooperation and EU external relations, through promoting digital education and enabling women's entrepreneurship through various tools, including micro-finance schemes and support networks.

35. Considers it necessary for the Commission and the Member States to adopt a two-way approach to the issue of competence and digital skills by investing in digital education and digital infrastructures, as well as in the integration of digital content and methods in existing scholar programmes; recommends a continued focus on improving how children are protected online, through transparent self-regulatory measures in accordance with existing national and EU legislation, where appropriate; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make offers for all generations in order to mediate an appropriate and autonomous handling of info ...[+++]rmation overload, as well as to invest more in the creation of European networks for the teaching of media literacy, to promote the exchange of best practice and to ensure the European visibility of national, regional or even local initiatives;

97. Believes that media and computer literacy and awareness are essential to the development of the European digital environment; calls, therefore, for the launch of a ‘Digital literacy and inclusion action plan’ at EU and Member State levels, comprising, in particular: specific digital literacy training opportunities for unemployed people and groups at risk of exclusion, incentives for private-sector initiatives to provide digital skills training to all employees, a Europe-wide ‘Be smart online!’ initiative to make all students, including those engaged in life-long learning and professional training, familiar with the safe use of ICT a ...[+++]nd online services, and a common EU-level ICT certification scheme;

97. Believes that media and computer literacy and awareness are essential to the development of the European digital environment; calls, therefore, for the launch of a ‘Digital literacy and inclusion action plan’ at EU and Member State levels, comprising, in particular: specific digital literacy training opportunities for unemployed people and groups at risk of exclusion, incentives for private-sector initiatives to provide digital skills training to all employees, a Europe-wide ‘Be smart online!’ initiative to make all students, including those engaged in life-long learning and professional training, familiar with the safe use of ICT a ...[+++]nd online services, and a common EU-level ICT certification scheme;

28. Believes that media and computer literacy and awareness are essential to the development of the European digital environment, and calls, therefore, for the launch of a ‘Digital literacy and inclusion action plan’ at EU and Member State levels, notably comprising: specific digital literacy training opportunities for unemployed people and groups at risk of exclusion; incentives for private-sector initiatives to provide digital skills training to all employees; a Europe-wide ‘Be smart online!’ initiative to make all students, including those engaged in life-long learning and professional training, familiar with the safe use of ICT and ...[+++] online services; and a common EU-level ICT certification scheme;

97. Believes that media and computer literacy and awareness are essential to the development of the European digital environment; calls, therefore, for the launch of a ‘Digital literacy and inclusion action plan’ at EU and Member State levels, comprising, in particular: specific digital literacy training opportunities for unemployed people and groups at risk of exclusion, incentives for private-sector initiatives to provide digital skills training to all employees, a Europe-wide ‘Be smart online!’ initiative to make all students, including those engaged in life-long learning and professional training, familiar with the safe use of ICT a ...[+++]nd online services, and a common EU-level ICT certification scheme;