At basic level, individuals remember and implement simple tasks with guidance as needed.

• Identify main purposes and functions of digital platforms and services, using them with assistance as needed.
• Recognise the potential of digital technologies for participation and empowerment – and exclusion – of oneself and specific groups and communities.
• Recognise that there are laws and regulations to protect the rights of users of digital platforms and services.
• Use digital tools to search for and find communities for civic participation on issues of interest.

At intermediate level, individuals identify and implement well-defined tasks and solve well-defined problems autonomously.

• Participate in discussions on digital citizenship topics.
• Prioritise the exploration of ways that digital technologies can enhance one’s civic and societal participation.
• Describe the potential benefits of common forms of digital participation, recognising that civic participation occurs along a continuum.
• Recognise key rights under relevant digital laws and regulations, and define how to exercise them.
• Describe how digital technologies such as social media platforms can influence some aspects of basic democracy (for example, distortion of the electoral process).
• Describe the concept of the platform economy, including opportunities, risks, social and ethical implications.
• Describe the concepts and functions of civic monitoring and e-Government.
• Interact autonomously and effectively with digital platforms and services.

At advanced level, individuals assess and apply solutions to a variety of complex tasks autonomously and adapt to a variety of contexts to evaluate and execute tasks appropriately, guiding others if and as required.

• Participate in discussions on digital technologies' ethical, political and social implications, prioritising the continual exploration of ways in which digital technologies can support empowerment and civic participation.
• Assess the potential of digital technologies for inclusion, exclusion, and civic intervention.
• Assess several implications of digital technologies such as social media platforms in democratic processes.
• Distinguish between high-risk and prohibited AI systems (according to legislation) and their potential societal, political or economic impacts.
• Assist others to identify opportunities and participate in digital environments for (self or community) empowerment and civic participation.
• Support others to inform themselves about and exercise their rights under digital legislation.

At highly advanced level, individuals assess, evaluate and resolve highly complex or specialised problems to create new solutions or adapt existing ones, leading and guiding others if and as required.

• Use up-to-date knowledge of digital technologies and legislative developments to evaluate impacts of digital technologies on society, political processes, or the economy, from a range of perspectives.
• Assist others to comprehend the main provisions of digital legislation, given a specific context.
• Lead or design digital citizenship initiatives, for example to promote civic participation, inclusion or empowerment.