Media Literacy > Expert Group
The expert group on media literacy in schools (2011 - )
In its 2009 Recommendation on media literacy in the digital environment for a more competitive audiovisual and content industry and an inclusive knowledge society, the Commission encourages Member States to open a debate on the possible inclusion of media literacy in the compulsory education curriculum.
In order to facilitate this debate, the Commission created in 2011 an expert group focusing on media literacy in schools.
This group is composed of representatives of all EU Member States and the EFTA Countries and its objective is to examine the current place of media literacy in schools in all represented countries and to debate, in respect of subsidiarity, about its possible inclusion in formal education.
The expert group is supported by independent experts who are invited to present good practices, experiences and case studies.
The had its first meeting in September 2011.
Meetings
9 September 2011 – Agenda
28 November 2011 – Agenda
20 April 2012 (date to be confirmed)
The media literacy expert group 2006-2010
In 2005, the Commission was requested by the European Parliament to launch an initiative on media literacy. This request was also supported by the audiovisual industry and a number of Member States.
As a respond to this, the Commission created in 2006 a “Media Literacy Expert Group” with an advisory role. The group was composed of a number European media literacy experts with a mix of different competences and backgrounds including academia, audiovisual and media industry, international organisations (UNESCO, Council of Europe, Alliance of Civilizations), associations, regulators and other media institutions (Film Institutes, Media Councils, etc.).
The group held ten meetings between March 2006 and December 2010.
The group played a very important role in developing a European definition of media literacy which has been used in Commission's policy documents like the 2007 Communication and the 2009 Recommendation.
The group was also a forum for the discussion, promotion and exchange of good practices on different aspects of media literacy, but it also proved to be a great opportunity for networking and intellectual enrichment.
