Public Policies on Media and information literacy and education in Latin America: Overview and Proposals

FINQUELIEVICH SUSANA; PATRICIO FELDMAN; CELINA FISCHNALLER

Moscu

Congreso; International Conference ?Media and Information Literacy for Knowledge Societies?; 2012

IFAP - UNESCO - IFLA

This paper revises briefly the state of the art in public policies and strategies in this area in Latin America, using desk research methodology. The selected case studies are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. The identified tendencies in the diverse models are then compared. Based on these reflections, the authors suggest proposals to be considered in the implementation of  public policies for MIL in Latin America Knowledge Societies. The approaches through which diverse LAC countries face NISPS focused on education, and MIL, vary according their economic trends, the existing educational systems, the links between education and the Science, Technology and Innovation systems, the identified needs, and overall, the ways in which each country stands or wishes to stand in Knowledge Society.