It is underpinned by basic skills in ICT: the use of computers to retrieve, assess, store, produce, present and exchange information, and to communicate and participate in collaborative networks such as the Internet.
Pamatiemaņas IKT veicina datoru izmantošanu, lai iegūtu, novērtētu, uzglabātu, ražotu, pasniegtu un apmainītos ar informāciju, komunicētos un piedalītos sadarbībā, piemēram, internetā.