The Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) is a long-term programme of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to promote a digital education environment in Commonwealth Member Nations. This concept paper proposes a holistic approach to conceptualising digital education leadership. The C-DELTA programme will provide a framework for fostering digital learning, and will develop skilled citizens for lifelong learning. Two appendices are included: (1) Literature Review; and (2) Exemplar of a Curriculum Framework for Digital Education Leadership. [This report was written in collaboration with the C-DELTA Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) Advisory Group, University of Cape Town (Helen Beetham, Ibrar Bhatt, Elizabeth Childs, Catherine Cronin, Lesley Gourlay, Sandhya Gunness, Rozhan Idrus, Shironica Karunanayaka, Catherine Kell, Punya Mishra, Paul Prinsloo and Yasira Waqar.)]