Signing and Ratification of the Global Standard 3
The Global Digital Literacy Council has committed years of hard work and dedication to create and define the new IC³ Standards. The official signing of this new IC³ Standard took place on Friday, August 1, 2008. This momentous occasion marked the next evolution in the ongoing improvement and updating of the Internet and Computing Core Certification program. Certiport hosted the council and this event at their 2008 Pathway’s Conference.
Other assessment and certification programs have had broad geographic reach and market penetration, but without psychometrically validated development and delivery processes, those programs fail to qualify as true measurement standards. IC³, on the other hand, is the world’s only true digital literacy standard—the product of a rigorous and psychometrically validated review and development process combined with a uniform implementation and data management system.
The product of a great wealth of expertise from a team of highly qualified international educational and workplace training-standard practitioners, the Global Standard 3 provides the foundation and context for a global standard in digital literacy, proficiency and progress.
The development of the Global Standard 3 took over 9 months of research, data collection from 400+ subject matter experts from over 30 countries and final ratification from the members of the Global Digital Literacy Council. By going through this rigorous process it ensures that Global Standard 3 is not only current and relevant, but a true global digital literacy standard.
The establishment of the Global Standard 3 is just the beginning. Because technology, and the functions it facilitates, is constantly and rapidly changing, only a system that includes ongoing assessment and updating can continue to provide relevance and value. By applying the same disciplines and quality procedures already proven in IC³, the Global Digital Literacy Council can quickly and effectively develop new IC³ standards. The program’s rolling-development cycle ensures that IC³ will always be a valid, current, and relevant tool for measuring proficiency in the latest key technologies for school, work and life.