54. or indeed within the workforce where levels are below the EU average.
2019 European Semester – Country Report Ireland
Whilst funding has been made available for years for introductory digital literacy
courses across Ireland, this has not been sufficient to address
the significant digital skills gaps, which
persist among the wider population
70. Information literacy empowers people in all walks of
life to seek, evaluate, use and create information
effectively to achieve their personal, social,
occupational and educational goals.
It is a basic human right in a digital
world and promotes social inclusion
in all nations.
Empowerment of people through Media and
Information Literacy (MIL) is an important prerequisite
for fostering equitable access to information and
knowledge and promoting free, independent and
pluralistic media and information systems.