It has long been apparent that the digital competence of even the youngest UK child is light-years ahead of most adults in this country (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/07/ofcom-children-digital-technology-better-than-adults). So it has been suggested that we ought to measure DQ (digital quotient) rather than IQ (intelligence quotient). The current generation apparently feel that they would be lost without their mobiles and/or tablets, spending much more time on line than watching TV (this is what the old folk do). Their modus operandi apparently changes how they interact with people, how they take in 'news', how they watch programmes and films, how they listen to music etc. Unlike the current generation, they rarely use email. All this may appear slick and a bit 'brave new world' but a) they may not always receive 'balanced' information and could prove more susceptible to external control b) they would certainly be more dependent on their digital suppliers and c) there is likely to be a very intense digital divide between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. Some of these features are likely to be even more intense in other parts of the world. Now, I must 'phone my grandson to help me post this.
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