Literacy

Screenshot from Article by Naomi Baron on AI and reading
  • Opinion

Has the time come? Is AI weakening reading skills?

Reading is an intrinsically human technology and a multitude of other technologies, including those of the digital revolution, have been derived from it. I argue...
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Screenshot of the Italian Publishers Association website on regional reading rates
  • Opinion

Reading as a driver of an economic growth

Two weeks ago, the Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) published data from a survey conducted by Pepe Research on reading and cultural consumption in Italy. Once...
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Screenshot of the Italian Publishers Association website on regional reading rates
  • Opinion

القراءة كمحرّك للنمو الاقتصادي

قبل أسبوعين، نشر اتحاد الناشرين الإيطاليين (AIE) بيانات من دراسة ميدانية أجرتها مؤسسة (Pepe Research) حول القراءة والاستهلاك الثقافي في إيطاليا. ومجدّدًا، كشفت النتائج عن...
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الدنمارك تعلن إلغاء ضريبة القيمة المضافة على الكتب اعتبارًا من 2026

في 20 أغسطس، أعلنت الحكومة الدنماركية بقيادة وزير الثقافة ياكوب إنغل-شميت أن الكتب ستُعفى من ضريبة القيمة المضافة (VAT) ابتداءً من عام 2026...
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VAT: Denmark Drops VAT on Books

On August 20, the Danish government, led by Minister of Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt, announced that books will be taxed at zero VAT from 2026....
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Miha Kovac speaking at Readmagine 2021
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Yes, higher-level reading…

In my previous blog, I argued for the need for a taxonomy of types of reading so we can work more effectively on promoting literacy....
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نعم، قراءة أكثر عُمقًا ورُقيًا…

في مدونتي السابقة، جادلتُ بضرورة وضع تصنيفٍ لأنماط القراءة لنتمكّن من العمل بصورة أكثر فاعلية على تعزيز مهارات القراءة ونشر الثقافة القرائية. ومن بين هذه...
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  • Opinion

Unlocking the power of reading: Navigating different reading situations and their impacts

Reading comes in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and contexts. So when we talk about the ‘benefits of reading’ what do we mean exactly? Having...
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reading agency
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Multitasking is now a major challenge for reading

The Reading Agency recently published the “2024 State of the Nation’s Adult Reading Report” which contains a lot of interesting information. What struck me most...
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  • Opinion

Literacy: the need of a good marketing for this amazing human technology

Last November the GSR Foundation brought together a group of highly qualified experts in the field of reading and literacy. The event, held in Madrid...
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