Digital Literacy Jacks Up Critical Thinking Power

ANGGER PUTRANTO

The editorial staff of Kompas Daily, Djarum Foundation and Sanata Dharma University were present in the discussion on Digital Literacy, "Inundation of Information, Sorting Hoaxes and Fake News" Thursday (26/8/2021). The three agencies agree that the progress of society and the nation is also influenced by the community's ability to manage the truth.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The ability to identify hoaxes and baseless news is increasingly needed in the current era of digital information flood. Strengthening digital literacy is expected to boost the public’s thinking power, so they are not easily provoked by false information.

Based on 2021 data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), as much as 62.1 percent of the Indonesian population has internet access. The high number of internet users is inseparable from the rapid distribution of mobile phones. As much as 90.54 percent of households has at least one mobile phone number.