A digital citizen refers to a person utilizing information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics and government. The people who use the internet regularly and effectively.
SAFETY WHILE USING INTERNET
As we all know that there are many fake website or virus containing website. Now a day’s people are now more using website like pay website etc. As in our country our honorable PM has changed the note currency due to black money. So, people are promoted to use E pay, Paytm and etc. Now the hackers are making fake website. When a person want to order any product they see that website and share the accounts details for transactions, the money will be taking but it will show transaction failed. So never give any type of detail on unapproved website. There are many other things you have to be safe so see the diagram for the other safety things to remember.
FEATURES :
People characterizing themselves as digital citizens often use IT extensively, creating blogs, using social networks, band participating in online journalism. Although digital citizenship potentially begins when any child, teen, and/or adult signs up for an email address, posts pictures online, uses (e-commerce) to buy merchandise online, and/or participates in any electronic functions that is B2C or B2B, the process of becoming a digital citizen goes beyond simple internet activity.
ADVANTAGES:
Highly developed states possess the capacity to link their respective government with digitals sites. Such sites functions in ways such as illuminating recent legislation, educating current and future policy objectives, lending agency toward political candidates, and allowing citizens to voice themselves in a political way. Likewise, the generation of these sites has been linked to increased voting advocacy. Lack of access towards becoming a digital citizen can be a serious drawback, since many elementary procedures such as tax reports filing, birth registration, and use of web site to support candidates in political campaigns (E-democracy) etc, have been transferred to only be available via the internet. Furthermore, many cultural and commercial entities only publicize information on web pages. Non-digital citizens will not be able to retrieve this information and this may lead to social isolation or economic stagnation. The gap between digital citizens and non-digital citizens is often referred to as the digital divide. Currently, the digital divide is a subject of academic debate as access to the Internet has increased, but the place in which the Internet is accessed (work, home, public library, etc.) has a significant effect on how such access will be utilized, if even in a manner related to citizenry. Recent scholarship has correlated the desire to be technologically proficient with greater belief in computer access equity, and thus, digital citizenship (Shelley, et al.).
In developing countries digital citizens are sparser. They consist of the people in such countries who utilize technology to overcome their localized obstacles including development issues, corruption, and even military conflict.[6] Examples of such citizens include users of Ushahidi during the 2007 disputed Kenyan election, and protesters in the Arab Spring movements who used media to document repression of protests.