Media literacy as a term for overcoming of digital inequality in the Russian Federation

For citation: Vartanova E.L., Vikhrova O.Yu., Samorodova E.V. Media literacy as a term for overcoming of digital inequality in the Russian Federation // Mediascope. 2021. Issue 1. Available at: http://www.mediascope.ru/2679

 DOI: 10.30547/mediascope.1.2021.1

@ Elena L. Vartanova

Corresponding member of Russian Academy of Education, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), eva@smi.msu.ru

@ Olga Yu. Vikhrova

PhD, researcher at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), financialliteracymsu@gmail.com

@ Elina V. Samorodova

Researcher at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), elina_samorodova@mail.ru

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study that is a part of a scientific project “Digital Divide as an Urgent Problem of Modern Russian Communication Space”. The issues of overcoming digital divide and considering the process of increasing the level of media literacy are an important area of information policy in many countries, including Russia. In order to determine the priorities for eliminating the digital divide in the regions of the Russian Federation, a content analysis was conducted. The texts analysed were of the thematic state programmes of the constituent entities relevant for the year 2020. Then, to assess the main trends in the development of media literacy in Russian regions, where regional programs do not mention media education, we conducted a content analysis of the state and professional documents and programs related to this problem. The results allowed us to understand the key issues of overcoming the digital divide in Russia and to identify efficient mechanisms for improving media literacy.

Key words: media literacy, information literacy, digital divide, information policy, ICT.

Notes

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation On the strategy for the development of the information society in the Russian Federation for 2017-2030. Available at: http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102431687

Records of the General Conference, 20th session, Paris, 24 October to 28 November 1978, v. 1: Resolutions. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000114032

Evaluating Information: Information Literacy. Available at: https://libguides.ala.org/InformationEvaluation/Infolit

The Prague Declaration "Towards An Information Literate Society" (2003). Available at: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/PragueDeclaration.pdf

The Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning (2005). Available at: https://www.ifla.org/publications/beacons-of-the-information-society-the-alexandria-proclamation-on-information-literacy

Fez Declaration On Media And Information Literacy. Available at: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/news/Fez%20Declaration.pdf

IFLA recommendations on media and information literacy. Available at: https://ifap.ru/ofdocs/ifla/ifla16.pdf

Moscow Declaration on media and information literacy, Available at: http://ifapcom.ru/files/News/Images/2012/mil/Moscow_Declaration_on_MIL_rus.pdf

Media and information literacy: policy and strategy guidelines – UNESCO. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000225606

Seoul Declaration on Media and Information Literacy for Everyone and by Everyone: A Defence against Disinfodemics. Available at: https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/seoul_declaration_mil_disinfodemic_en.pdf

Measuring digital development. Available at: https://itu.foleon.com/itu/measuring-digital-development/home/

Strategy for the development of the information society in the Russian Federation. Available at: https://rg.ru/2008/02/16/informacia-strategia-dok.html

State program of the Kaliningrad region “Digital transformation in the Kaliningrad region”. Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/561539248

State program of the city of Moscow "Information city" for 2012-2018". Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/537906652

State program of the Republic of Crimea “Information society”. Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/446680303

State program of the Republic of Dagestan “Development of information and communication infrastructure of the Republic of Dagestan”.  Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/445095685

State program of the Kaliningrad region “Digital transformation in the Kaliningrad region”. Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/561539248

State program of Primorsky Krai “Information society”. Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/561434379

State program “Digital development of the economy and information environment of the Altai territory”. Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/561699005

 “Improvement of state and municipal management in the Altai territory”. Available at: https://www.altairegion22.ru/gov/administration/isp/uprgosslu/gosprogramma-sovershenstvovanie-upravleniya/

Meeting on the development of technologies in the field of artificial intelligence Available at: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60630

Educational resource “Digital literacy”. Available at: цифроваяграмотность.рф

All-Russian educational campaign to determine the level of digital literacy. Available at: https://digitaldictation.ru

Media Education – UNESCO. Available at: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1653&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

According to the data of the Integrum system for the period: January-November 2020. Available at: https://integrum.ru/

State program “Information society”. Available at: https://digital.gov.ru/ru/activity/programs/1/

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