Digital literacy will evolve with changes to ICT, and resulting
use in life and work. Not unexpectedly experts added more
detail to the existing e-skills identified by IBSA. As will be
evidenced in feedback reported in this section a particular
emphasis has been on the extension (mid-level) and strategic
(highest level) e-skill levels see Figure 4. The extension level
revolved around more advanced use by individuals to improve
business or applied practices. This is in no small way due to
the proliferation of mobile devices and the increased access
to high-speed broadband and the NBN. As the Prime Minister
Julia Gillard stated, the investment in high-speed broadband and
the Australian Government’s overall Digital Economy strategy,
“..is about people and keeping it personal because technology, I
have realised, is just a tool and what it really does is strengthen
relationships…”. The improvement to the strategic level was
more focussed on commercialisation and innovation as the
following feedback from ForwardIT serves to highlight.