International
Literacy Day :: September 8
This
year, International Literacy Day (8 September)
will be celebrated across the world under the theme of ‘Literacy in a digital
world’. On 7 and 8 September, 2017 a special two-day event will be organized at
UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, with the overall aim to look at what kind of
literacy skills people need to navigate increasingly digitally-mediated societies,
and to explore effective literacy policies and programmes that can leverage the
opportunities that the digital world provides.
The
2017 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes awards ceremony will also take place to
recognize and reward excellent literacy practices from around the world in
connection with this year’s theme and as a key target in Sustainable Development Goal 4.
The
international conference on ‘Literacy in a digital world’ and the UNESCO
International Literacy Prizes Awards Ceremony will take place on 8 September
2017 at UNESCO headquarters, Paris, France. The event, by invitation only, will
gather participants from all regions in the world who are active in the field
of education, policy-making, literacy and digital technology.
The
objectives of the international conference will be:
To
deepen understanding of what kind of literacy skills people need to navigate in
a digital world and what this means for literacy teaching and learning;
To
share and analyse promising practices with regard to policies, programmes,
monitoring and evaluation as well as financing that advances literacy in a
digital world;
To
explore how digital technologies can support progress towards the Sustainable
Development Goal 4, especially Target 4.6 on youth and adult literacy.
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