Curriculum & Competency Framework
Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
This curriculum examines the competencies needed today to engage with content brought to us through numerous technologies and by countless providers. It puts a focus on informational messages within the wider flow of content. It examines the ever growing digital possibilities to receive, share and provide content. Finally, it highlights the major types of institutions providing this content — libraries, museums, media companies, and digital communications companies providing social media, messaging and search services. Why is all this important? The answers are: for sustainable development and human rights.
In 2015, countries around the world agreed upon and committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the primary collective objectives of international development cooperation. The SDGs were founded on the ideal to “leave no one behind”. The then Secretary-General of the United Nations made important observations in his report Road to Dignity1. He noted that offered unique opportunities for global leaders and people around the world to bring an end to poverty and ensure social transformation that satisfied people's needs and supported economic growth...