Wales Media Literacy Network

 The WMLN has just joined the International Media Literacy Research Forum -  a fantastic resource for sharing learning at a global level

Researchers often only get an audience for their work in their own respective countries – but this Forum is a great platform for understanding emerging issues; promoting  innovative methodologies and facilitating dialogue between researchers, policy makers, practitioners and regulators worldwide.  It is supported by leading organisations in the USA, Australia, Canada, Europe, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK to name but a few.

So get your message out there! To subscribe go to www.imlrf.org

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Fantastic new software launched this week by the RNIB in Wales (and is free to download for individuals) which enables the computers of blind and partially sighted people to read aloud information in Welsh on screen. It will prove invaluable to help people with sight loss access vital information on-line – including surfing Welsh language websites, downloading and reading Welsh language books and receiving texts in Welsh…read more

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Visitors to this year’s eisteddfod will be able to download a gadget with all the details about the event to their iPhones. The venture is the idea of two software designers from Llanberis, Gwynedd, and has the backing of organisers.

The iSteddfod is the first application for Welsh speakers created for the Apple iPhone. The gadget contains a detailed map of the Maes, as well as times and locations for events.

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Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen.

From 1 July every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection. Finland has vowed to connect everyone to a 100Mbps connection by 2015.

In the UK the government has promised a minimum connection of at least 2Mbps to all homes by 2012 but has stopped short of enshrining this as a right in law.

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