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UNESCO and Information Literacy
Abdul Waheed KhanAssistant Director-General for Communication and Information
Durban ::: 20 August 2007
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Bonn :: November 2006
New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007
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Millenium Development Goals
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Social Transformation
Agricultural Society
Industrial Society
Knowledge Societies
Machines to multiply
muscle power
Knowledge to multiply
brain power
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Technology Transformation
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UNESCO’s concept of Knowledge Societies
Freedom Inclusiveness Diversity Empowerment
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UNESCO and Information Literacy
In advancing the vision of knowledge societies where the power of information and communication technologies help people access the knowledge they need to improve their daily lives and achieve their full potential, UNESCO has been the leading international intergovernmental institution promoting the concept of Information Literacy.
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What is Information Literacy? (I)
“Information literacy empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion in all nations.”
Alexandria Proclamation “Beacons of the Information Society” High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Bibliotheca Alexandria, Egypt, November 2005
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What is Information Literacy?
”Information literacy enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information sources, as well as to become producers of information in their own right. Information literate people are able to access information about their health, their environment, their education and work, empowering them to make critical decisions about their lives, e.g. in taking more responsibility for their own health and education.”
UNESCO’s Information for All Programme
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Information Literacy in Knowledge societies
Enables access to information and
knowledge
Develops ability to apply information and
knowledge
Information Literacy
Social participation
Cultural expression
Learning
Building
knowledge societies
Development FreedomProsperity
Determine patterns of
Provide opportunity
for
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Information Literacy in WSIS Plan of Action
“Each person should have the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge in order to understand, participate actively in, and benefit fully from, the Information Society”
Activities in Action Plan:
Promote e-literacy skills for all Take advantage of existing facilities such as libraries, multipurpose
community centres, public access points and establish local ICT training centres
Ensure that young people are equipped with knowledge and skills to use ICTs, including the capacity to analyse and treat information
Empower local communities in ICT use and promote the production of usefull and socially meaningful content for the benefit of all
Design specific training programmes in the use of ICTs in order to meet the educational needs of information professionals
Action Line C4 - Capacity-buiding
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Information literacy in Information for All Programme
Intergovernmental programme exclusively dedicated to promoting universal access to information and knowledge for development
Information Literacy : One of IFAP’s three priority areas Funding and implementation of 12 projects on Information Literacy Raising awareness of the importance of Information Literacy
through Thematic Debate, publications and study
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IFAP Information literacy projects
Development of Information Literacy through School Libraries in Southeast Asian Countries
International Clearinghouse on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning (CoIL-LL)
Building Human Resource Capacity of Ghana’s Aspnet ICT Centre
Information Literacy Capacity Building for Vietnamese Academic Librarians
Training of Young Women’s Leaders on Information Literacy in Uganda
Terminology Training for ICT and Language Trainers in Language Communities of Africa
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IFAP Information literacy projects
Research on National Information Literacy Education in China and Indonesia
Secondary Schools’ Participation in Information Literacy Programmes
Information Literacy Training Programme for Public Librarians across the Commonwealth
Recruiting and Training Library Cadets (RTLC) Programme for a sustainable Bahamas
Establishing Information Literacy Competence Levels of Library Workers in South Africa
Promotion of Information Literacy in the South Caucasus
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IFAP Information Literacy project – Example: Ghana
Secondary Schools’ Participation in Information Literacy Programmes
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IFAP Information Literacy project – Example:Vietnam
Information Literacy Capacity Building for Vietnamese Academic Librarians
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IFAP Information Literacy project – Example: Uganda
Training of Young Women Leaders on Information Literacy in Uganda
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IFAP publications on Information Literacy
“Understanding Information Literacy: A Primer”An easy-to-read, non-technical overview explaining what information literacy means, designed for busy public policy-makers, business executives, civil society administrators and practicing professionals(soon available)
“Towards Information Literacy Indicators”A study providing an international framework for measuring information literacy, and proposing common sets of information literacy competency standards and an overall minimum level of information literacy competency for people living in knowledge societies(Soon available)
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Creating an international alliance for Information Literacy
Organization of international expert meetings Support to Information Literacy training
programmes (Example: training programme for Afghan women)
Collaboration with the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Information Literacy Logo contest International Information Literacy Resources Directory Information Literacy State of the Art Report