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The EU Digital Citizenship Working Group is a group of stakeholders launched by Meta in December 2020 as part of the will to contribute multidisciplinary expertise from civil society and industry to the current EU debate on digital citizenship.

The views and opinions expressed in the papers drafted by a Member’s organisation are solely those of the respective organisation and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of other Member organisations or the DCWG.

DCWG one-pager on election integrity

In 2024, the Digital Citizenship Working Group (DCWG) compiled a list of best practices for governments, civil society, citizens and the tech industry, on how to protect elections integrity through fighting disinformation, ensuring accessibility, voter literacy, co-design and co-delivery, and promoting constructive debates and understanding:

Europeans fit for the Digital Age

Introducing the EU Digital Citizenship Working Group

the feet of a person climbing stairs

As Europe embarks on its digital transition, we must ensure that everyone can connect. We need digital citizenship for all. We need to give people the training and tools to safely and responsibly access digital technologies – and be part of the online community, if they want to.

As digital technologies become an integral part of everyday life, from the home to public services, organisations from across society are looking for ways to promote positive citizenship fit for this new context. The Digital Citizenship Working Group (DCWG) contributed to the wider discourse around this topic with three op-eds published between November 2022 and March 2023 on EurActiv:

EurActiv op-eds

On 17 May 2022, the Digital Citizenship Working Group (DCWG) published a statement on the “Better Internet for Kids” strategy of the European Commission

Statement on BIK+ strategy