3rd Report - Media literacy

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the Committee's report and shares its view that media literacy needs a coordinated approach, while declining some specific recommendations, including a formal impact assessment and a levy on platforms.

• On the 2021 strategy, the government says "we do not intend to publish a formal public impact assessment", but sets out key learnings from the funded pilots.
• On a levy for platforms, it says it prefers to continue building on the existing diverse funding landscape rather than centralising industry funding, and says a levy could place additional pressure on businesses.
• It agrees on the need for clear overall direction and commits to develop a Media Literacy Vision Statement, but does not state a date. It says Minister Narayan holds ministerial responsibility for online media literacy coordination.
• On an annual Media Literacy Week, it will "keep options" under consideration, noting this would need substantial sector input and careful assessment. It intends to publish the Local Media Strategy "before the end of this year".

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