The Ashoka Systems Change Podcast

Season 3, Episode 3 Building a New Concept and Mindset on Digital Intelligence

Aug 25, 2022

Dr. Yuhyun Park, expert in digital skills, discusses building a new concept, Digital Intelligence, and shifting mindsets around it. She shares strategies for success in creating a global movement to empower 1 billion citizens with digital intelligence by 2030. Insights on overcoming adversity as a social entrepreneur are also highlighted.

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Quick takeaways

Developing digital intelligence involves balancing technical, cognitive, and socio-emotional skills for effective navigation of digital challenges.

Creating a global movement for digital intelligence requires building collaborative ecosystems and leveraging data to raise awareness and drive change.

Deep dives

Creating a Global Framework for Digital Skills and Literacy

The DQ Institute, led by Yu Yun Park, aims to set global standards for digital skills and literacy through the DQ framework. This comprehensive concept encompasses digital literacy, skills, readiness, and citizenship. By developing and advocating for these standards, the institute strives to create equal opportunities for individuals worldwide to thrive in the digital age.

Introduction

2min

Empowering Digital Intelligence Globally through DQ Institute's Initiatives

4min

Empowering Through Digital Intelligence

22min

Empowering Digital Intelligence and Ethical Thinking in the Next Generation

27min

Encouraging Collaboration and Overcoming Barriers in the Social Sector

2min

Strategies for Societal Change through Collaborative Ecosystem Building

4min

Creating a Mindset Shift Through Strategic Messaging and Naming

2min

Interview with Dr. Yuhyun Park, Founder of DQ - Global Standards for Digital Literacy, Skills, and Readiness, on building a new field, Digital Intelligence, and shifting mindsets around it.

Dr. Yuhyun Park is a world-leading expert in digital skills and child online safety. She created the Digital Intelligence (DQ) concept and framework, which is the world’s first global standards and a common framework for digital literacy, skills, and readiness endorsed by the IEEE Standards Association, OECD, and World Economic Forum. Dr. Park developed the Child Online Safety Index, the world's first real-time metric tracker to help nations understand their children’s online safety status, and leads the #DQEveryChild initiative, a global digital citizenship movement for children.

In this episode, Dr. Park shares her journey of bringing awareness of the importance of developing digital intelligence, the willingness to address the issue and creating the tools to build up digital intelligence capacity. She shares her main strategies for success in creating such a powerful shift, building a movement of actors: networks of funders, program providers and educators who are pushing for the world to empower 1 billion citizens with digital intelligence by 2030. As a bonus, she shares insights on what it takes for social entrepreneurs to make it when facing so much adversity. Preview: it includes embracing both family AND your naysayers!

Organization site: https://www.dqinstitute.org/

Book: IQ EQ DQ: New Intelligence in the AI Age

Check out the free online course at https://www.ashoka.org/en-gb/mindset-shift-course (English version) and https://academy.vc4a.com/courses/como-influenciar-impacto/ (Spanish version)