Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021 Youth Agenda Forum
UNESCO strives to equip youth with media and information literacy competencies, which enhance youth’s capacities to access and verify information and media content and to harness the power of technology. When empowered, youth can be co-leaders and co-creators of MIL development and diffusion. Media and information literate youth can contribute to building a more resilient and better future, alongside their seniors.
Keeping this in mind, since 2016, UNESCO has been providing a platform dedicated to young people during the annual Global Media and Information Literacy Week, namely the Youth Agenda Forum. The Forum aims to highlight the importance of ensuring participation of youth in programmes, initiatives and activities on MIL, and to engage youth in the creation and dissemination of MIL knowledge and resources as leaders and peer educators.
This year, the Forum will center around the topic of “Media and Information Literate Youth for the Public Good”, under the overarching theme of Global MIL Week 2021.
Agenda
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CEST)
Plenary Session: Presentation of the Global Media and Information Literacy Youth Hackathon winners and outcomes
Thursday, 28 October 2021
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CEST)
Plenary Session: Media and information literate youth for a better future
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (CEST)
Parallel Session 1: Media and information literacy within youth organizations: Good practices and innovative approaches
Parallel Session 2: Media and information literacy knowledge development and international cooperation: Youth as leaders and partners
Global Media and Information Literacy Youth Hackathon
Global Media and Information Literacy Youth Hackathon is an occasion for youth and youth organizations around the world to engage in the creation of innovative MIL learning in meaningful ways. Following the two first successful editions, the third Global Media and Information Literacy Youth Hackathon will be held during Global MIL Week 2021. UNESCO and partners will call on youth worldwide to participate in this virtual hackathon to design innovative solutions to a defined set of social challenges.
Youth from local schools, universities, youth centres, and youth organizations, as well as youth leaders from around the globe, are invited to participate. The winning teams and the outcome of the Hackathon will be presented during the Global MIL Week Youth Agenda Forum.