Digital civics refers to a range of ethical and responsible civic behaviours, citizenship, or democratic engagement in the digital realm. The term itself is still establishing currency. Context Digital civics has arisen from concerns regarding the challenges faced by individuals and society in the digital age. As science and technology have advanced, so too, has human understanding of their place in the world. This has altered the way people interact with one another and the broader context in which they exist. Digital civics respond to these challenges by formulating a robust foundation upon which initiatives into digital citizenship and digital citizen engagement can be developed. Definitions Researcher Estelle Clements defines digital civics as "the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens who inhabit the info-sphere and access the world digitally." Clements, who was a doctoral researcher at the Dublin Institute of Technology, first put forward this definition in 2010 as part of an educational project done in conjunction with the Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive. The goal of their project was to teach about life in the online world. According to Clements this definition meets three objectives: It promotes an understanding of the environment where civic actions take place. It acknowledges the information philosophy that underpins this environment. It endorses the policy discourse that addresses the basic rights and ethical responsibilities of citizens. Other conceptions of digital civics are still emerging. Newcastle University has suggested that Digital Civics is about "Digital technologies and citizen-driven design." Philosophy of information Numerous scholars have suggested that the Philosophy of Information is the most logical course to underpin policy and project work for life in the digital age. The Information Philosopher Luciano Floridi has played a critical role in the success of such work, particularly in exploration of Information Society, European Policy, and the European Commission's Onlife initiative. Features Clements identifies four underlying pillars that contribute to a robust digital civics as well as four key concepts in which digital civics is grounded. Underlying pillars of Digital Civics 1. Philosophy (specifically the Philosophy of Information), as described by Luciano Floridi) 2. History (drawing from Media Ecology and Classical scholarship), 3. Ethics (particularly Virtue Ethics) 4. Civics (including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as a conjoining of the public and private personas called Hybrid selves). Key concepts for Digital Civics 1. It acknowledges the transformations in human life and our