The workshop, which was held at the ICT Research Center, provided an introduction to information literacy in knowledge societies and looked at issues such as: key principles and functions of information literacy; teacher competencies; developing strategies for information literacy; and national policy-making for implementing information literacy programmes.
The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Irmgarda Kasinskaite-Buddeberg, Programme Specialist in UNESCO’s Knowledge Societies Division in Paris.
During the opening session, Dr. Indrajit Banerjee, Director of the Knowledge Societies Division at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, said: "Information literacy and lifelong learning empower people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion in all nations”.
Dr. Banerjee further talked about the knowledge society concept which UNESCO presented in the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Priorities discussed at WSIS included the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in development; the relationship between ICTs, human rights and culture; and the new challenges posed by ICTs and the Internet for international governance.
The workshop in Tehran brought together officials and experts from different organizations, including teacher training planners.
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