Governance and information literacy: pillars of sustainable development in Southern Africa

Abstract

Good governance is a basis for sustainable information literacy. Both good governance and information literacy are pillars of sustainable development. Progressive nations with modern economies recognise and advocate that information is a vital national resource. In fact, such economies are very much reliant on a reliable flow of quality information. To sustain development in Southern Africa, governments must be willing to enact legislation that forms the basis for policy frameworks for effective delivery of library and information services. This paper discusses governance and information literacy as possible pillars of sustainable development in Southern Africa. It also recommends a template for the development of a library and information services policy framework that could be adopted by countries in Southern Africa.