8th Summit

Dear Friends, we would like to present text about Summit by Ms. Evelyn Seubert (USA) and Miomir Rajcevic (Serbia) printed in the last MILID Year Book 2013 (click on the picture for the separate from the book)

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Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue
MILID Yearbook 2013
Editors: Ulla Carlsson, Sherri Hope Culver
Nordicom, 2013, 416 p. – ISBN 978-91-86523-64-0, (Reports Clearinghouse)

The UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) is based on an initiative from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). This Network was created in line with UNESCO’s mission and objectives, as well as the mandate of UNAOC, to serve as a catalyst and facilitator helping to give impetus to innovative projects aimed at reducing polarization among nations and cultures through mutual partnerships.

This UNITWIN Network is composed of eight universities from different geographical areas. The main buy cipro no rx objectives of the Network are to foster collaboration among member universities, to build capacity in each of the countries in order to empower them to advance media and information literacy and intercultural dialogue, and to promote freedom of speech, freedom of information and the free flow of ideas and knowledge.

Specific objectives include acting as an observatory for the role of media and information literacy (MIL) in promoting civic participation, democracy and development as well as enhancing intercultural and cooperative research on MIL. The programme also aims at promoting global actions related to MIL and intercultural dialogue.

In such a context, a MILID Yearbook series is an important initiative. This first MILID Yearbook is a result of a collaboration between the UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, and the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at NORDICOM, University of Gothenburg.