Fostering digital literacy for young, first-time voters in Indonesia


A girl uses her mobile phone in front of an Indonesian election campaign mural ahead of the polls at Banda Aceh in 2019. Just like the 2019 election, the young population will again become the majority of voters in Indonesia's 2024 presidential race. — AFP

THE rapid and unprecedented levels of growth in technology and widening digital connectivity have made technology an inseparable force in most, if not, every aspect of our lives, pushing digital literacy as a crucial life skill to navigate and participate meaningfully in an increasingly vast and complex digital landscape.

Digital literacy is also important to participate in today’s digitised civic engagements and empower individuals to make informed political decisions in a democratic society. In fact, digital literacy has become essential to access and remain engaged in these spaces.

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