Global challenges for Information accessibility: key principles and good practices in the digital age

UNESCO Issue Brief by Andrea Millwood-Hargrave: “This brief delineates key principles for enhancing information accessibility and meaningful access within digital realms and addressing diverse facets such as multilingualism, metadata, and interoperability. Emphasizing the critical role of transparent, trustworthy information ecosystems, the Issue Brief advocates for inclusive design, transparency, data integrity, legal conformity, efficiency, and flexibility. Through sharing good practices ranging from Canada’s accessibility tools to Chile’s initiatives in open justice and AI policy, the document articulates actionable principles for policymakers to foster equitable access to information, thereby fortifying societal resilience and informed decision-making…(More)”.