The abacus and eyeglasses were as momentous for the mental world as the needle and knife were for the physical, helping us create information societies.
Strenuous efforts will be needed to capitalize on the opportunities offered by the World Summit on Information Societies (WSIS) to bridge the gender divide which is already apparent within the emerging information society.
It is a part of our deep commitment to promote media and information literate societies and mutual understanding among cultures on a global scale.
The setting up of the University Network on MIL and Intercultural Dialogue represents one component of a comprehensive strategy to foster media and information literate societies.
Through IFAP governments have pledged to harness the new opportunities of the information age to create equitable societies through better access to information.
The survey covers a period known as the "information revolution" as human societies transition to a digital age.
"Libraries are key actors for ensuring universal access to information and for building knowledge societies", said Abdul Waheed Khan.
Observing that younger generations in modern societies may have difficulties in understanding the values and significance of intangible cultural heritage, the Director-General noted that in traditional societies, where information from outside was limited and young people acquired new knowledge primarily from older people in their communities, intangible cultural heritage was naturally and directly transmitted from generation to generation through their daily activities.
Freedom of information is also central in the framework of the World Summit of the Information Society, which has reaffirmed freedom of expression and universal access to information as cornerstones of inclusive knowledge societies.
Free societies give people access to the information they need to make informed and responsible decisions.
The end result of GEOSS will be access to an unprecedented amount of environmental information, integrated into new data products benefiting societies and economies worldwide.
Education is, in essence, the backbone of successful economies and societies, and our core business, information technology, has had a catalytic impact on progress.
World Information Society Day, celebrated on 17 May, reaffirms the strong commitment made at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to build inclusive knowledge societies.
Comparing the development of broadband to the development of other essential infrastructures such as roads and electricity, the report argues for the involvement of both government and business in enabling societies to benefit from the potential of information and communication technologies.
"We believe that their contribution is indispensable for realizing UNESCO's concept of knowledge societies which are built on universal access to information and freedom of expression".
It supports the development of common strategies, methods and tools to build inclusive, open and pluralistic knowledge societies and to narrow the gap between the information rich and the information poor.
UNESCO: IFAP funded project on libraries and copyright starts
In March 2012, Globe International launched an online discussion on the three themes highlighted in the UNESCO concept paper: Media Freedom Has the Power to Transform Societies, Difficulty in the Access to Quality Information Undermines Media Freedom, and Challenges to Media in a New Environment.
"In closed societies, the sheer value of being able to spread information quickly is going to be the reason why social networks play such a strong role, " Fowler said.
Its Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said the action would be "offensive" to some societies and cultures.
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