Digital skills competence can be measured in leaders in several ways depending on what particular aspect of digital skills that are required for specific leadership roles. Digital literacy on the one hand is the ability to use various information and communication techniques/technologies to work effectively.
The requirement of digital skills in various fields of endeavours have never been made so important than now, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in our embracement of new ways of learning, working, living, and doing things. Presently. all levels of education would require to possess digital skills in order to be able to fit in in the present world. Graduate level digital skills will require graduates to possess advanced digital skills in order to take job positions.
Therefore, in order to develop yardsticks to measuring leadership level of digital competence, important components of everyday digital techniques and their application to everyday work life and beyond are supposed to make up the list.
Recently, the use of information and communication technologies have been incorporated into several therapeutic interventions, education, job application and job interviews, religious practices, and even funeral services. Several government organisations such as the African Union (AU), European Union (EU), United States (US), United Nations (UN) including the World Health Organizations (W.H.O) and several NGOs have embraced IT tools such as Skype and Zoom to conduct meetings and several sessions.