Call for proposals: Global Media and Information Literacy Conference

There is a call for proposals for the feature conference of Global media and Information Literacy (MIL) week. The conference will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, 24-25 September, with the Youth Forum on 26 September 2019, and the deadline for proposals is 15 May 2019. The key theme is MIL Citizens and how MIL can contribute to improving the levels of information, engagement, and empowerment for all.
" In times of rapid societal changes, including in sustainable development, information, technology, and media – how can MIL empower people while building trust? Can we raise critical awareness in the use of media and information sources without risking trust? How can MIL enhance access to media and information? How can the key competencies about how to navigate in the information, media, and technological landscape be taught? Are there innovative ways of reaching out to the adult population who are outside the educational system? How can societies, through good governance, enable a positive development of MIL? What are the cornerstones in facilitating positive initiatives and actions? What can we learn from each other’s experiences to concentrate our efforts to maximize the benefits of what new technology, digitalization, and cooperation provide and to minimize the risks?"
Subthemes are: MIL and the SDGs; Lifelong learning – MIL and the role of civil society, media, social media, and public service media; Disinformation, propaganda, and MIL; Promoting intercultural dialogue; MIL, elections, good governance; MIL and freedom of expression: Hate speech, dialogue, and engagement; Youth: Formal/informal education, and peer education; Youth and news; Coordination and national policies concerning MIL - examples; MIL assessment - Evaluation of efforts, achievements, effectiveness; Teacher training - how to educate the educators?; MIL role in privacy and protection of personal data (General Data Protection Regulation); MIL Futures - Innovation, best practices, challenges, the next step, where are we heading?; Innovation, tools, state of the art technology such as artificial intelligence enhancing MIL.
The registration form is here: https://en.unesco.org/feedback/call-papers-global-mil-week-2019-feature-conference
The full call is here: https://en.unesco.org/news/global-media-and-information-literacy-week-2019-feature-conference-call-presentations
The conference is organised by UNESCO, UNAOC, the Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) University Network, the UNESCO-led Global Alliance for Partnerships on MIL (GAPMIL), in partnership with the local hosts County Council Region Västra Götaland and University of Gothenburg (Sweden).