Alexandra Cangelosi (ERYICA) and Bernard Charbonnel (Eurodesk) gave a short 20 minute talk about 20 years of Youth Information in Europe. The basic idea behind Youth Information is that young people have the right to accurate and balanced information that meets their needs and questions and is designed especially for them. The overview started with beginning cooperation between european networks in the early 80s, most importantly the founding of ERYICA in 1986 and the Eurodesk launch in 1990.
Cangelosi and Charbonnel proposed an important question: Is there still a demand for Youth Information in the age of the world wide web? Most likely the role of Youth Information has to be redefined. The ERYICA organization seems to be on the right way: in 1986 it had 12 members in 8 countries, today 28 members in 22 countries.
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