"This Primer aims to: improve USAID staff's understanding of digital literacy; demonstrate how digital literacy contributes to broader global development goals; describe how digital literacy can be incorporated into various stages of the USAID program cycle; and detail ways in which different sectors and practice areas can develop digital literacy through their unique activities. This primer builds on the Digital Competence (DigComp) digital literacy framework developed by the European Union (EU) and considered to be the gold standard for understanding digital literacy. The DigComp framework will enable USAID staff to develop digital literacy activities, share best practices, and capture lessons learned with a shared understanding and technical approach. Digital literacy is a broad topic that encompasses a range of competences from basic literacy and numeracy skills to advanced computing and information processing skills. Sharing a language and an understanding of each of the core competences of digital literacy will improve USAIDfs programming, understanding, and collaboration on this topic that is critical to effective digital programming." (About this primer, page 6)