Media and Information Literacy (MIL) brings together Information Literacy and Media Literacy,
along with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Digital Literacy, as a new
literacy construct that helps empower people, communities and nations to participate in and
contribute to global knowledge societies. The adoption of such an approach should be viewed
in the light of the greater accessibility, convergence and distribution of information and media
content, in various formats and via diverse digital tools. MIL helps to develop critical thinking
and problem solving, while also increasing collaboration and participation. This means that every
country needs to invest in the creation of an enabling environment for MIL and that citizens need
to be equipped with the necessary tools and resources to achieve individual, professional and
societal goals that are based on MIL-related competencies.