2nd Pan - African Conference on Media and Information

UNESCO and DW Akademie, Germany’s leading organization for international media development in collaboration with the Pan - African Alliance on Media and Information Literacy (PAMIL) and the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) will be holding the 2nd Pan - African Conference on Media and Information from 1 to 3 December 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria. The event is held under the theme Creating a Culture of Dialogue and design to map MIL on the continent to inform evidence-based actions.

Having access to media and information is a necessity but the impact of this access is magnified exponentially when citizens have the competencies (knowledge, skills and attitude) to critically and effectively engage with the media, internet and other information providers. In an information driven world, information and knowledge become the life blood to development and good governance. Achieving the UN’s recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires that people of all levels of society acquire the skills to access and critically evaluate information, and to effectively engage with media of all forms.