1. UNESCO and Information Literacy Abdul Waheed Khan Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information Durban ::: 20 August 2007 E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century Bonn :: November 2006 New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007

2. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 2 Millenium Development Goals

3. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 3 Social Transformation Agricultural Society Industrial Society Knowledge Societies Machines to multiply muscle power Knowledge to multiply brain power

4. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 4 Technology Transformation

5. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 5 UNESCO’s concept of Knowledge Societies Freedom Inclusiveness Diversity Empowerment

6. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 6 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.

7. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 7 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

8. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 8 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

9. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 9 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 DevelopmentFreedomProsperity Determine patterns of Provide opportunity for

10. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 10 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

11. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 11 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

12. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 12 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

13. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 13 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

14. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 14 IFAP Information Literacy project – Example: Ghana Secondary Schools’ Participation in Information Literacy Programmes

15. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 15 IFAP Information Literacy project – Example:Vietnam Information Literacy Capacity Building for Vietnamese Academic Librarians

16. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 16 IFAP Information Literacy project – Example: Uganda Training of Young Women Leaders on Information Literacy in Uganda

17. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 17 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)

18. E-Learning: Universities in 21st Century New Delhi ::: 6 August 2007 UNESCO and Information Literacy Durban ::: 20 August 2007 18 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