Events

Global Media and Information Literacy Week Feature Conference 2024 - The new digital frontiers of information - Media and Information literacy for Public Interest Information

Date: October 30, 2024 - 9:00 AM - October 31, 2024 - 6:00 PM
Location: Amman, Jordan
Rooms: Amman, Jordan
Type: Cat VIII - Symposia
Arrangement type: In-Person

Commemorated every year on 24 – 31 October, Global Media and Information Literacy Week is a major occasion for mobilizing worldwide stakeholders to raise awareness, increase national take-up and celebrate the progress achieved towards Media and Information Literacy for all.
 

Theme of Global MIL Week 2024: “The new digital frontiers of information: Media and Information Literacy for public-interest information”.
 

This year’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week Conference will be hosted by UNESCO and the Hashemite Kingdom on 30-31 October 2024 in Amman, Jordan. It will address the transformative impact of emerging technologies such as Generative Artificial Intelligence and the new generation of digital content creators on the production and dissemination of public-interest information, highlighting both opportunities and risks. It will underline the need to empower users with tailored skills to identify, assess and engage with public-interest information online.
 

URL: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/global-media-and-information-literacy-week-feature-conference-2024?hub=68184