Key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through the Internet 2011, para. 84
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Enabling individuals to effectively use the content made available via the Internet requires a number of elements, including the skills to use the technology. The Special Rapporteur thus recommends that States include Internet literacy skills in school curricula and support similar learning modules outside of schools. In addition to basic skills training, modules should clarify the benefits of accessing information online and of responsibly contributing information. Training can also help individuals learn how to protect themselves against harmful content, such as the potential consequences of revealing private information on the Internet, as well as against undue restrictions by States or corporations through the use of encryption or circumvention technology.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Personnes concernées
All
N.A.
Année
2011
Type de paragraphe
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2011), A/66/290, para. 84.