Theme: Youth powering media and information literacy in digital spaces
The UNESCO annual Global Media and Information Literacy Week is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards “Media and Information Literacy for All.”
The Global Media and Information Literacy Youth Hackathon is an integral part of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week Youth Agenda Forum. It is an opportunity for young people and youth organizations worldwide to participate in creating innovative MIL learning in meaningful ways. Following the previous four successful editions, the fifth Global Media and Information Literacy Youth Hackathon will be held during Global MIL Week 2023.
UNESCO and partners call on youth worldwide to participate in this virtual hackathon to design innovative solutions to a defined set of social challenges, in connection with the year’s theme: “Youth powering media and information literacy in digital spaces.”
Youth from schools, universities, youth centers, youth organizations, and young leaders from around the globe are invited to participate. The winning teams and the outcome of the Hackathon will be presented during the Global MIL Week Youth Agenda Forum 2023.
Timeline
- 1 July 2023: Registration opens
- 1 August 2023: Registration ends
- Between 5-10 August 2023: Two-day mentoring on MIL and the hackathon
- 15 August 30 September 2023: Hacking processes (teams meet to hack issues and develop solutions)
- 1 October 2023: Deadline for submission of pitches (submission advised before the deadline)
- 2-10 October 2023: Judging process
- 25 October 2023: Announcement of winners and presentation of projects during the Global MIL Week 2023 Youth Agenda Forum.
Registration: https://indico.un.org/event/1005900/registrations/
For more information: https://www.unesco.org/en/media-information-literacy-week/fifth-youth-hackathon
Other Events
The 4th Science Talk
The 4th Science Talk will be focused on "Forest Cover Monitoring Tool". Mr. Bormy Chanthong, a Remote Sensing Specialist, will be the speaker. The event provides an opportunity for 25 participants from media institutions, universities, indigenous groups, and civil societies to meet with scientists in the field of environment. Please register via this link by 27 June 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/HzhFmTAUCF https://forms.office.com/r/HzhFmTAUCF
IGF Norway 2025
The 20th annual meeting (IGF 2025) will be hosted under the overarching theme Building Digital Governance Together around four sub-themes that emerged from discussions at the First Open Consultation and Multistakeholder Advisory Group meeting. Link to registration: https://indico.un.org/event/1016806/
Online Learning Platform Launching
This workshop will gather around 45 people from a variety of organizations with experience in topics related to education, environmental and natural resources, gender, journalism, and legal aids, including CSS cluster members, CSOs/CBOs, INGOs, researchers, indigenous youth, and women groups. Participants from 10 to 15 people in the target provinces will be invited. Objectives of the workshop To officially introduce the Learning Platform and how it was developed, To gather user feedback on the look and functionality and suggestions from all key stakeholders, To call for increased collaboration on data and resource sharing. About the organizer: Open Development Cambodia (ODC), with financial support from USAID Cambodia through Family Health International (FHI 360) for the Civil Society Support (CSS) Project, has developed a new Learning Platform that serves as a free one-stop-shop knowledge-sharing portal, aggregating best practices, and lessons learned by the cluster members of the Civil Society Support (CSS) project.