Utilizing the information equipment and network, when handling information and the data, it is basic knowledge and the ability to become necessary. When you mention "literacy" simply in the world of IT, usually it points to the thing of "information literacy".
"The fact that it can operate the computer" is meant in narrow sense, from fundamental understanding of the computer and network, information retrieval ability and programming ability etc. with operation, data preparation rearrangement and Internet of the computer and the software are included. As for this there are also times when it is called "computer literacy".
Not only operation ability of the information equipment in a broad sense, it points to the thing "of the creative ability to utilize information," understanding of quality of information expedient and appropriate selection and the information which respond to purpose ability of collection judgement appraisal dispatching, it is wide-ranging knowledge and the thing of ability regarding, "handling the information" such as role of information and information expedient information technology and understanding for influence.
Education Ministry (at that time) temporary education conference secondary report (1986) with "selecting information and information expedient actively, fundamental nature of the individual in order to keep utilizing" it is defined, says with school training "information literacy education" points to broad information literacy.
Literacy originally with "the ability to read and write recognition letter power = letter", information literacy information & information equipment application ability "fundamental ability" is the word which shows the fact that is for the knowledge worker, but as the information application in enterprise and the like advances, when also the ability and the like to plan the information system, to keep changing the method of business actively makes the object of information literacy, it seems that is.
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