Global Media and Information Literacy Week (24-31 October)
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023
Theme: “Media and Information Literacy in Digital Spaces: A collective global agenda".
“The Internet has altered our societies as profoundly as the printing press did, requiring a deep reimagining of the ethics and mindsets with which we approach knowledge, communication and cohesion,” Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres.
Attaining media and information literacy in digital spaces cannot be reached without multilateral and multi-stakeholder cooperation. To facilitate a unified strategy, and as a central outcome of Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023, UNESCO is developing an international multi-stakeholder action-plan for digital platforms, media, and other actors to promote media and information literacy in their policies, operation and products. This will serve to connect actions of various stakeholders. The global community is then solicited to develop new initiatives and reinforce existing ones to advance media and information literacy in digital spaces. The Feature Conference and Youth Forum Agenda for the Week is hosted by Jordan.
Global Media and Information Literacy Week, commemorated annually, is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards Media and Information Literacy for All.
UNESCO and members of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance are calling partners all over the world to promote Global Media and Information Literacy Week by organizing and registering events/activities online or offline. Together with its Feature Events (International Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Conference and Youth Agenda Forum), Global Media and Information Literacy Week links up local events around the world to promote Media and Information Literacy connections across disciplines, professions and borders.
