Abstract

The article presents the concept of digital citizenship, as well as an
examination of the need and the steps to integrate it into the governmental policies
and curricula of the educational institutions at European level. Since the 21st century
continues to introduce a high level of technological improvements throughout the
culture we live in, this leads to an awareness of the need to address the integration of
these technological developments from a legal point of view and to define how they
can be assimilated and used in the current education system. The term Digital
Citizenship is a concept that helps teachers, and beyond, understand how students /
students / technology users in general should use technology appropriately. The
digital citizenship implemented in the educational system is thus more than a didactic
tool; is a way to prepare students for a technology-rich society.