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Media and Information Literacy Fair

In light of European Commission's ‘European Media Literacy Week’ and other similar global and national initiatives, Media and Information Literacy Days in BiH - a campaign taking place between 24-31 October 2021 was launched by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support of the Council of Europe and other partners in the field.

The campaign aims to underline the relevance and importance of media and information literacy in the society. In addition, the campaign strives to promote ongoing initiatives and projects related to media and information literacy and encourage future initiatives in the field. Furthermore, this initiative pays special attention to the resources created and developed by various stakeholders in BIH, hence raising awareness and serving as a panel for exchange of ideas among key actors engaged in the field. The slogan of this year's Campaign stands as ‘Opportunities and Risks in the Digital Environment’, and one of its first activities was the Media and Information Literacy Fair.

During today’s webinar session, the most relevant informative and educational materials and resources, which contribute towards boosting media literacy knowledge among different groups of citizens, including but not limited to children, young adults, parents, and teachers, were presented at the Fair, including a website that will be used for publishing of the abovementioned and many other media and information literacy resources and a serious of research papers and studies in the field. The event was attended by 31 participants, including CRA’s licensees, audio-visual media services and radio services providers, relevant media actors and key stakeholders concerned with and involved in the field of media and information literacy.

The webinar was organised with the support of the Council of Europe and its action Media and information literacy: for human rights and more democracy, within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018-2021. Action Plan level funding is provided by Luxembourg and Norway.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 October 2021
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About the project

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA:

Media and Information Literacy: for Human Rights and More Democracy Project (2020 – 2022)

The Media and Information Literacy: for Human Rights and More Democracy project will make a contribution to increasing media and information literacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in line with Council of Europe and international standards, in particular in regard to the media literacy-related provisions of the Recommendation CM/Rec (2018)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership.

 

In more concrete terms, the project has two main objectives:

i) first, strengthening BiH key MIL stakeholders’ capacity to understand and contribute to the creation; subsequent implementation; and monitoring and evaluation of a strategic, state-wide MIL framework.

ii) second, increasing awareness of MIL stakeholders of the importance and complexity of MIL in the specific context of BiH; and stakeholders’ capacities to create and promote MIL content.

 

The objectives of the project will be met through two main components planned between 2020 and 2022, namely:

a) Strengthening knowledge, skills and capacities of the CRA to advance European standards for regulation, self-regulation and co-regulation aimed at improving the performance of and trust in the media, including as part of an overall policy and strategic framework for Media and Information Literacy in BiH.

b) Developing research and creating specific MIL content, aimed at enhancing the awareness of MIL stakeholders of the importance and complexity of MIL, in particular in the context of BiH.

 

Project summary can be found HERE