The Digital Knowledge Divide

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The Digital / Knowledge Divide
Knowledge Prosperity Globalization Inclusion
Lack of knowledge Poverty Marginalization Exclusio
n
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Communication and Information Sector

• Promote Free flow of ideas by Word and Image
• Help maintain, increase and diffuse Knoweldge

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UNESCOs mandate and function
Laboratory of ideas
Catalyst for international cooperation
Standard-setter
Capacity builder
Clearinghouse
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Major Programme Vpriorities in 2006-2007

• Empowering people through access to information
  and knowledge with special emphasis on freedom of
  expressionPrincipal priority
• Promoting communication development and ICTs for
  education, science and culture
• Other priority
• Programme and Budget 2006-2007 33 C/5
• http//unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001449/14496
  4e.pdf

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Major Programme V Structure
Programme V.1 Empowering people through access
to information with special emphasis on
freedom of expression Programme V.2.
Promoting communication development and ICTs for
education, science and culture
V.1.1. Creating an enabling environment for the
promotion of freedom of expression and universal
access V.1.2. Fostering community access and
diversity of content V.2.1. Fostering
media development V.2.2. Advancing the use of
ICTs in education, science and culture
MLA 1 Promoting freedom of expression MLA
2 Universal access promoting policies and
standards, raising awareness and monitoring MLA
1 Training information and media professionals
and strengthening related institutions MLA
2 Strengthening community access and
participation in knowledge societies MLA
3 Creating and preserving diverse
content MLA 1 Promoting independent and
pluralistic media development MLA 2 Developing
media in conflict areas and post-disaster
situations MLA 1 Enhancing literacy, teacher
training and quality education at all levels
through media and ICTs MLA 2 Broadening access
to scientific and technical information through
media and ICTs
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CI core programme areas

• Defending freedom of expression, pluralism and
  independence of media
• Promoting media dévelopment diversity of
  functions and ownerships
• Strengthening information and communication
  capacities
• Promoting diversity of content in the media and
  information networks
• Promoting information literacy, information
  preservation, information ethics
• Strengthening infostructures
• Advancing the use of ICTs for education, science
  and culture

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Flagship activities

• World Press Freedom Day (3 May) and
  UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
• Community media/Community Multi Media Centers as
  a catalysts for development and social change
• Innovative solutions for ICT-enhanced learning
• Memory of the World Programme

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Two Intergovernmental Programmes in CI
Information for All Programme (IFAP) dedicated
to promoting universal access to information and
knowledge for development.This is a key plank in
building Knowledge Societies
International Programme for Communication Developm
ent (IPDC) major forum in the UN system designed
to develop free and pluralistic media with a
global approach to democratic development 159
projects funded in 2004-2006 for 3.7 million
Contribute to building Knowledge Societies and
mobilize partnerships and strengthening
international cooperation
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Intersectoral and interdisciplinary
collaboration    

• Cross-cutting themes (CCT) projects on ICTs
  (Poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, audiovisual
  industry and public service broadcasting,
  intercultural dialogue with indigenous people,
  open distance learning, Free and Open Source
  Software (FOSS))
• CI Focal Points for various interdisciplinary
  areas
• Intersectoral and interdisciplinary working
  groupsfor joint programme actions in
• WSIS preparation and implementation
• ICTs and Education for All
• Implementation of the Universal Declaration on
  Cultural Diversity and its Action Plan
• Multilingualim
• Communication, Information and Human Rights
• ICTs and the Dissemination of Social and
  Scientific Research Results

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• Organizational structure and Budgets

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CI within UNESCO structure