UNESCO IITE has published a Russian-language version of the Operational Guidelines “Constructing UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Cities”, developed by the Organization’s Communication and Information Sector. The guidelines are intended for all participants in the city management process and is designed to help cities align their goals with the benefits of integrating media and information literacy into physical and virtual spaces.
The guidelines offer examples of actions for cities interested in pioneering the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Cities. All cities and municipalities can participate, regardless of size, internet penetration, or technology use. The guidelines aim to foster diverse partnerships at the municipal level for implementing MIL actions and programmes. These stakeholders are local governments, education and health systems, transportation, entertainment industry and local public broadcasters, commercial centres, local election authorities, city developers and private actors, families, libraries, community centers, NGOs, etc.
The objectives of these Guidelines are two-fold:
- Explain how cities can promote and integrate MIL into urban virtual and physical spaces.
- Explain how UNESCO acts as a central point for supporting and gathering knowledge from cities pioneering this initiative by applying the Guidelines, in particular:
a) monitoring trends, good practices and challenges,
b) disseminating information about key achievements,
c) evaluating the influence of their initiative on urban life.