Country Profiles

The Country profiles from 38 member states of the Council of Europe presented here have been created from the data collected through the review of the implementation of the Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on developing and promoting digital citizenship education.

The review was conducted in 2024 through extensive desk research and an online validation survey. The desk research covered national, European and international sources to map the relevant policies, actions and cooperation frameworks implemented at national and international level in the field of digital citizenship education. The findings of the desk research at national level were then validated through an online survey with national authorities who are part of the Council of Europe Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU) as well as Digital Citizenship Education (DCE) Promoters’ Network.

The review focused on the following provisions of the Recommendation addressed to the governments of member states:

• review their legislation, policies and practices, including learning frameworks, to ensure that they are aligned with the recommendations, principles and further guidance set out in the appendix to this recommendation; promote their implementation in formal, non-formal and informal education settings; and assess the impact of the legislation, policies and practices at regular intervals;
• involve all relevant stakeholders in the design, implementation and evaluation of digital citizenship education legislation, policies and practices, including through the provision of appropriate resources and training;
• support the creation of frameworks for co-operation between public, private and civil sectors and education institutions, and ensure that they align with relevant national, European and international standards and uphold the right of citizens to equitable quality education;
• pursue and encourage co-operation between the Council of Europe and other international organisations in designing and implementing strategies, policies, programmes, research and other projects on digital citizenship education and on the use of digital technologies in education, and share on an ongoing basis good practices, pedagogical innovations and educational resources.