The Nigerian authorities on Monday flagged off the World Media and Info Literacy week.
On the opening ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria’s Minister of Info, Lai Mohammed, welcomed contributors and declared open the parallel periods.
The worldwide occasion themed “Nurturing Belief: A Media and Info Literacy Crucial” is being held in Nigeria from 24 to 31 October in Abuja.
In his remarks, Mr Mohammed famous that the theme of this 12 months’s occasion is apt and well timed because the world and its leaders take care of the problem of figuring out what’s true and what’s false in media content material.
“As I ponder on the state of our world, the big problem it faces, particularly with unregulated use of social media and different digital platforms, I see the pressing want for each particular person to be outfitted with the power to critically consider and properly use info at their disposal,” he stated.
He expressed optimism concerning the outcomes of the week-long occasion which might be geared in the direction of constructing belief amongst societies and people by using media and Info literacy.
Talking concerning the significance of the MIL week, the Assistant Director-Normal of Communication and Info at UNESCO, Tawfik Jelassi, stated “we don’t need the brand new digital pipeline to be dangerous for societies; we have to be certain that digital know-how is used for public good.”
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He famous that it is very important make residents media and knowledge literate to ensure that them to reach the digital age.
That is necessary as digital platforms have change into residents’ main sources of data.
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Each producers and shoppers of data have to change into media and knowledge literate as a way to sift the data they eat, Mr Jelassi stated.
Later immediately, there might be a gap session on the Presidential Banquet Corridor.
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