Digital literacy underpins e-skills: the ICT skills and knowledge
required by citizens at work, life or home to participate in the
social and economic activities undertaken in the Digital Economy.
It is important to note the level of complexity and related
Australian Qualification Framework level for e-skills. In earlier
reports to IBSA a view on e-skills has been promoted that
acknowledges that digital literacy for people, and the digital
divide separating communities, regions and industries, is not
just about foundation skills, i.e. basic skills to use information
technology and the Internet. It has to be extended to cover
functional competence where people, competent in an existing
job role extend their productivity or capability through the