To endeavour for zero digital poverty by also assuring the whole population is literate in digital technologies

During the pandemic, it has become patent that access to the Internet has been a highly relevant distinction between children and young people in a position of social inclusion or social exclusion. In this day and age, digital training is one of the decisive elements to guaranteeing social advancement, particularly among children and young people. It is necessary to devise a public policy enabling families in a situation of social exclusion to have access to the Internet and to guarantee they are fully literate in digital technologies. This is the only way to remove the pockets of digital poverty existing between various groups. A plan is needed with the aim of achieving zero digital poverty, including universal access to the Internet free-of-charge, the minimum level of training to make the most of the full strengths of the digital world and access to technological devices.