Mediawijs.be is a consortium of 13 Flemish organizations established in January 2013 to serve as the Flemish knowledge center for media literacy. Its vision is to create added value for civil society through analyzing and sharing knowledge and best practices while playing an intermediary role and encouraging new forms of cooperation. Its central goals include consulting and coordinating on media literacy topics, facilitating multi-stakeholder projects, monitoring the field, and developing policies and knowledge through an online platform. It launched a call for proposals focused on underrepresented groups with disabilities, funding four projects working with this community.

1. Mediawijs.be
Flemish Knowledge Centre for
Media Literacy
Laure Van Hoecke
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2. Founding of Mediawijs.be
Established in January 2013
Consortium partnership of 13 organizations
Leading Flemish media literacy organizations
Relevant research groups linked to different Flemish Universities
and University colleges
In collaboration with iMinds

3. Vision
Creating added value for civil society
Analysis and exchange of knowledge and good practices
Intermediary role
Encouraging new ways of cooperation
Multi-stakeholder processes en projects
Bridge between civil society – private sector – research

4. Central Goals & Initiatives
Consulting and Coordination
Consulting groups: competencies, copyright, advertising literacy,…
Innovation and Synergy - Multi-stakeholder projects
Practices and methods
Monitoring the media literacy field, train the trainers, conferences,…
Knowledge acquisition and sharing
Online platform: good practices, map of the sector
Vision and policy development
Policy documents, advice,…

5. Media literacy map

6. Call for proposals
Media literacy Field Monitor
Underrepresentation of initiatives for people with disabilities
Therefore we launched a call for proposals to specific risk
groups - 4 projects were selected
Show how people with disabilities can learn to deal with media
in a creative and unique way
Successful cooperation between industry and stakeholders of
the field

7. Mediawijs.be presents …

8. Sharing is caring. Care to share
Partners: EW32, Stad Brugge, Google Belgium
Project: Serious Urban Game
Challenges, missions, competitions, levels and rewards
Tool for youthwork and education
Topic: Awareness about online privacy and online
sharing of information, strenghten digital skills,
Targetgroup: Young people from special education
Website: http://www.sharingiscaring.be

9. Mediawijze verhalen – Media literacy stories
Partners: SPK vzw, Digipolis Gent, Storycatchers
Project: video testimonials of adults in vulnerable
situations about their positive experiences with ICT and
the development of a production bible
Some examples: email, social media, online banking, skype,
word,…
Topic: sensitize people in poverty about the possibilities
of ICT and to use ICT and acquire digital skills through
the testimonies.
Targetgroup: for organisations that work with people in
poverty

10. Sjarabang tv
Partners: Thomas More, Sjarabang vzw en Sultan Sushi
Project: webisodes and production bible
Topic: strengthen digital competences
How to make a movie
Technical aspects
Creativity
Reflection
Targetgroup: people with dissabilities
Website: http://sjarabang.wix.com/hetspelzitopdewagen
Webisode

11. Hit the city
Partners: Carabas Tinctuur, Vliegwerk and Link in de
kabel vzw
Project: Interactif social media citygame and production
bible
Topic: awareness about online behavior and online
identity on social media
Targetgroup: Young people in socially vulnerable
situations (+14 years)
Website: http://www.hitthecity.be

12. Questions?