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Media literacy

Media literacy

Media literacy refers to a multidimensional concept, which relate to a single competence, but aims to transmit a set of skills that fall within different thematic areas and which are expressed in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes at different levels of performance. This set of skills must be considered as evolving according to societal and technological conditions and must be acquired in the sense of lifelong learning.

Faced with the challenges posed by the proliferation of false information and hateful messages in the digital space, particular importance is attached to measures aimed at developing the critical spirit of users. To increase their resilience to these phenomena, media literacy measures aim to improve users’ ability to make informed and responsible decisions about the choice of media they use and the information and sources they trust, while adopting a responsible behaviour in their media consumption.

ALIA’s mission

Following the transposition of the AMS Directive into national law, the Authority is in charge of:

  • encouraging the development of media literacy for citizens of all ages in all sectors of society ;
  • assessing, in the context of the regulation of VSP, the appropriateness of the efforts made by VSP providers in the field of media literacy, as the latter are obliged by law, inter alia, to provide for effective media literacy measures and tools as well as make users aware of these measures and tools.

The Authority is represented in various forums and work groups to follow new trends and developments in the field, to exchange best practices and to deepen its expertise:

  • Media Literacy Expert Group (MLEG)
  • EPRA MIL Taskforce (EMIL)
  • ERGA Action Group on Media Literacy
  • Pan European Game Information (PEGI)
  • EDMO BELUX Public Authority Exchange Forum