Turnbull says digital literacy ‘as important as reading and writing’

[1] Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has called for digital literacy to become as important as reading and writing as the country’s economy is gearing up for a radical digital shift.

[2] He launched the Australian Computer Society’s ‘Australia’s Digital Pulse’ report in Canberra on Tuesday, and said that digital skills should be the new kind of national literacies.

[3] The comments follow the recent parliamentary debate between Labor and the Coalition as to whether coding should be taught in every primary and secondary school in Australia.

[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Turnbull says digital literacy ‘as important as reading and writing’