Digital natives are not born, they are made: towards a society of digital scholars. The skills and knowledge necessary to be able to use technology to solve problems, devise solutions or create new services must be taught.
Being a digital scholar requires developing critical thinking, creativity, empathy, tolerance, perseverance, sustained concentration on a complex task, patience, flexibility, the ability to manage boredom or accept long-term gratification. It is estimated that globally we spend more than six and a half hours a day looking at screens, of which almost four hours correspond to time we spend looking at our smartphones.