Positioning cities as champions for digital inclusion - recommendations from the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights
The Cities Coalition of Digital Rights is proud to present its advocacy paper titled "Positioning cities as champions for digital inclusion - recommendations from the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights".
As key actors in the daily lives of our residents, we, cities and local governments, witness the profound digital inequalities that run through our society. Far from being an abstract issue, the digital divide and the exposure to the ethical, financial and social risks linked to digital technologies produce multiple collective and individual effects that cities and their residents face on a daily basis.
When facing the digital divide, cities can be agile testbeds for new policies and rules and can actively promote digital inclusion at the local level. In this spirit, they have developed practices and projects to measure, reduce, and compensate for digital inequalities on the ground.
A priority for the Cities Coalition of Digital Rights is to drive unceasing efforts to combat the digital divide, whether economic, generational, disability related or based on origin. We aim at responding to the growing needs on digital topics from residents, and to tackle digital inequalities on the ground.
To support cities in their efforts towards digital inclusion at local level, the CC4DR is providing recommendations in the following fields:
► Developing essential, basic digital skills for the population.
► Supporting residents in the short term to carry out their administrative procedures online
► Ensuring equal access to the services and participation in the digital space.
► Recreating the link between residents and public institutions.
► Scaling-up and adapting good practices in cities to other municipalities.
The paper was released by Mission 4 of the CC4DR, which aims to demonstrate tangible solutions for digital inclusion cities. This is the first in a series of position papers that will be released one by one leading up to the International Digital Rights Days (IDRD) on 10 and 11 December 2024.
Stay informed for our campaign ahead of the IDRD and follow our Coalition members' activities on our dedicated IDRD website: https://internationaldigitalrightsdays.com/
Find the full advocacy paper with our recommendations on digital inclusion in cities here:
