IGF 2025 Open Forum #76 Digital Literacy as a Precondition for Achieving Universal A

This session intends to highlight the relationship between Universal access (UA)and digital literacy(DL), with DL being a prerequisite for achieving UA. Considering this critical role, the need for effective DL program becomes imperative; without which the economic and digital transformation benefits would elude countries. With this in mind, we xray the formulation of frameworks, policy, implementation, awareness and coordination of uncommon and innovative ways of achieving DL for an audacious target in a vastly populated, yet lowly rated country in literacy. This system achieved excellent traction using effective collaborations with industry, civil society, volunteers, thus avoided excessive expenditure for the DL, which is a critical challenge. The session would engage active participants to share experience, challenges and applied solutions, to benefit countries and participants who wish to achieve success in this critical component of universal access. The details of the program in terms of metrics, planning, policy, framework, resources, mobilization, monitoring and evaluation of the program, and peculiar solutions and those that can apply globally would be discussed.

Since DL is a universal challenge that needs innovative solutions as Nigeria has implemented, we shall employ an outreach program that would inform, attract the IGF community to partake of this session. Interaction would be facilitated through the carefully allotted time slices for either channels of participation. The moderator(s) would apply their collective vast previous experience in handling the transitions from speakers to audience and the Q&A sessions. The program is targetted at countries who may be having difficulty in crafting an effective DL program thus interactions highlighting challenges and proffered solutions applicable to global audience would be explored and made available to attendees. There's also a plan to facilitate further hand-holding opportunities and clarifications.