IGF 2025 Lightning Talk #71 Data Literacy as a societal tool for digital empowerment

    Norwegian Computer Society,
    Achillefs Tsitsonis - DAMA Norwegian Chapter. Sylwia Harewska – DAMA Norwegian Chapter Hege Svendsen, CEO The Norwegian Computer Society Moderator: Iselin Paulsen, Radar Norway
    Speakers
    Achillefs Tsitsonis - DAMA Norwegian Chapter. Sylwia Harewska – DAMA Norwegian Chapter Hege Svendsen, CEO The Norwegian Computer Society Moderator: Iselin Paulsen, Radar Norway
    Onsite Moderator
    Iselin Paulsen
    Rapporteur
    Iselin Paulsen
    SDGs
    4. Quality Education
    9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    17. Partnerships for the Goals


    Targets: Through shedding light on Data Literacy as an essential societal skill that should be used to educate, build awareness, develop digital critical thinking and serve as a powerful tool in combating misinformation and bias in online spaces, we wish to contribute to SDG 4, 9, 16 and 17, as skills, transparency and developing critical thinking, we are aiming to contribute to stronger innovation, stronger institutions and partnerships for the goals.
    Format
    Classroom setting. Introduction, presentations, then discussions and QA
    Duration (minutes)
    30
    Description
    We live in an era where AI advancements outpace the general public’s digital skills of consuming information online. Data Literacy is an essential societal skill that should be used to educate, build awareness, develop digital critical thinking and serve as a powerful tool in combating misinformation and bias in online spaces.

    This session will have all presentators physically at place, and allow for questions to be sent online, with a digital moderator to assist the moderator in attendance in Norway. In order for the digital audience to be able to participate on a level with the physical attendees, the moderator will encourage the digital attendees to participate by asking questions in a chat during the session. The physical attentees will also get that message, in order for the discussion to provide insights and dialogue. The time table for this slot is maximum 30 minutes, not allowing tome for an extended QA. We will therefore allow 5 minutes towards the end for questions online and in attendance. The moderator will in the introduction encourage questions to be voiced at the end of session, and will allow for questions by raising the arm for physical attendees, and throug the digital moderator, allow for digital attendees to raise their hand through Zoom-features.