What does being literate actually mean today?

Technological Competence: the ability to use new media (for example, the Internet) in order to get information and communicate with others.

Information Competence: the ability to collect information by all possible means, to organize data, to judge whether information is relevant or trustworthy and to process it in order to acquire a reasonable opinion on a broad level.

Creative Competence: the ability to produce and offer information with the help of the media.

Social Competence: the ability to understand the social consequences of the new media and to develop the appropriate responsibility.