No digital well-being without digital inclusion 

CARDET, in collaboration with the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS), has been nominated as National Coordinators for All Digital Weeks 2026 in Cyprus. Running from 9 to 25 March 2026, All Digital Weeks is one of Europe’s leading awareness-raising campaigns on digital skills for inclusion, empowerment, and employment, bringing together organisations, educators, and citizens around a shared mission to strengthen essential digital competences.

The 2026 edition, held under the theme “Digital Wellbeing for a Competitive Europe,” highlights digital wellbeing as a critical condition for meaningful participation, trust, and long-term societal resilience. As digital technologies become ever more embedded in daily life, they increasingly shape how people communicate, learn, work, and engage with public services. While digitalisation opens new opportunities, it also introduces challenges that directly affect wellbeing, safety, and inclusion.

Digital participation is not neutral. The ways in which individuals interact with technology can either empower them or deepen existing inequalities and vulnerabilities. For many people — including young individuals, older adults, and those with limited digital skills — digital environments may feel complex, overwhelming, or unsafe. In this context, healthy digital habits are not merely desirable; they are fundamental to fostering confident and inclusive digital participation.

Why Digital Well-being Matters

Healthy digital habits enable individuals to use technology in ways that support autonomy, confidence, and personal wellbeing. They include the ability to manage screen time, recognise and respond to online risks, protect personal data, and critically evaluate digital content. Without such competences, users may be more exposed to misinformation, privacy violations, online harassment, and patterns of digital engagement that undermine trust and participation.

Insights emerging from civil society organisations and educational practice consistently point to similar concerns. Many users report the negative effects of excessive screen exposure, difficulties navigating digital safety issues, and limited awareness of digital rights, including data protection and the right to data deletion. Importantly, these challenges tend to disproportionately affect those who already face barriers to digital inclusion, thereby reinforcing rather than reducing inequalities.

Digital wellbeing therefore extends beyond individual behaviour. It is closely linked to social cohesion, democratic participation, economic opportunity, and the capacity of citizens to engage confidently in digital societies. Strengthening digital wellbeing contributes not only to personal resilience but also to more inclusive and trustworthy digital ecosystems.

All Digital Weeks 2026

All Digital Weeks will officially launch on 10 March 2026 with a European event in Brussels, followed by a wide range of national and local activities coordinated across participating countries. Throughout the campaign period, events, workshops, and training initiatives will be featured on the campaign’s interactive map, showcasing diverse practices that advance digital skills and inclusion.

In Cyprus, CARDET and CCS will coordinate a series of workshops, information sessions, stakeholder meetings, and engagement activities designed to promote digital skills, foster dialogue, and strengthen awareness of digital wellbeing. These initiatives aim to support citizens, educators, professionals, and institutions in navigating the opportunities and risks of digital transformation.

Statement of All Digital CEO

“Digital skills now decide who can work, access public services, and take part in society,” says David Mekkaoui, CEO of All Digital. “For those already skilled, digital inclusion means wider user bases, shared European values and a stronger economy. For those less confident, it means access to jobs, public services, reliable information, and everyday independence. All Digital Weeks exists to close that gap, locally, practically, and for everyone”.

Get Involved!

All Digital Weeks 2026 is open to everyone, organisations, educators, policymakers, and citizens alike. To participate, organise an event, or explore learning opportunities, visit: https://all-digital.org/all-digital-weeks/

Join the conversation online using #AllDigitalWeeks #ADWeeks2026 and help us build a more inclusive digital future for all! 

About All Digital

All Digital is a leading pan-European association based in Brussels, representing member organisations across Europe that work to enhance digital skills and competences of all people, making them aware and capable to foster their employability, access and user online services and be included in today’s society, with the ultimate goal of improving their quality of life.

All Digital represents digital education stakeholders, such as digital competence centres, adult education centres, community centres, schools, libraries and their networks across Europe where young people and adults can access training and support to improve their digital skills and keep up to date with the latest technological developments, to exploit the opportunities of digital transformation.
 

For media inquiries, please contact:
Alexandre Oliveira
Events manager, All Digital
[email protected]