"Libraries are key actors for ensuring universal access to information and for building knowledge societies", said Abdul Waheed Khan.
The knowledge societies we need for the 21st century must build on skills.
This implies a change of attitude on the part of teachers and librarians to make their approach fit for building knowledge societies.
We cannot build knowledge societies on the basis of inequality and exclusion.
Both Organizations recognize the importance of the Internet for building inclusive knowledge societies, and strengthening and promoting cultural diversity and multilingualism in cyberspace.
The knowledge societies we need for the 21st century will be built by giving young women and men tools to shape positive change.
Joie Springer or Maria Liouliou , UNESCO, Knowledge Societies Division.
"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".
The Director-General underlined that the preservation, protection and the accessibility of documented heritage of the world are key elements for the progress and advancement of knowledge societies.
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.
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.
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On the occasion of openening the event at COMSTECH, Dr. Kozue Kay Nagata, Director UNESCO Islamabad said, "Our position is clear - for a sustainable future, we must build inclusive and equitable knowledge societies".
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.
There is a growing awareness that languages play a vital role in development, in ensuring cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, but also in strengthening cooperation, building inclusive knowledge societies, preserving cultural heritage and providing quality education for all.
Both Ministers of State for Human Resource Development, Shashi Tharoor and Jitin Prasada, stressed the importance of empowering youth with education, skills and values to cope with unprecedented changes taking place in all spheres of life and build knowledge societies.
Adults in all societies try to share their knowledge with others.
Green growth will be sustainable if it is rooted in green societies, underpinned by the right knowledge, skills and values.
The aim is to establish a platform for scientists and information technology experts and improve cooperation between researchers, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge and technology needed to build sustainable, green societies.
The Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development provided a platform to strengthen dialogue between researchers, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge and technology needed to build sustainable, green societies.
Some of them now qualify for the Order of Celebrityhood. (Not much more can be said of CEOs who pass off their ghost-written banalities in bookstores everywhere.) Is this noise really contributing to a base of public knowledge and reflection that makes for better and richer societies?
The expert meeting will focus on four thematic blocks: target the most affected and vulnerable, draw from a variety of knowledge sources, prepare for disaster, and building green societies through green job training.
And they have come here from advanced societies as engineers and scientists that fuel the knowledge-based revolution in the Silicon Valley of California, in the Research Triangle of North Carolina, along Route 128 in Massachusetts, in Austin, Texas, and across this great land.
These include recommendations that ICSU support societies that are keepers and developers of traditional knowledge, that it foster training which equips young scientists and indigenous people to carry out research on traditional knowledge and that it organize an international symposium on science and traditional knowledge.
Lastly participants expressed a strong need of creating a global platform for sharing the knowledge and good practices in regard of building green economies and societies.
Even if it is clear that young people are involved in their societies, it is still necessary to give them the knowledge and ability to participate in civic life.
Providing youth with the skills and knowledge necessary to plan for and respond to the dangers posed to their societies by both natural disasters and modern security threats.
Science needs to renew its contract with society, enhancing collaboration between scientists, governments, policy-makers and civil society to produce the knowledge, solutions and technologies that are needed to build the future green societies in a time of rapid environmental and social change.
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.
This research compendium aims to advance knowledge and research on the right to the city concept for a better understanding of inclusive societies and a better dissemination of good practices and initiatives, as well as to raise awareness among key decision-makers on the need to adopt a right-based approach to urbanization for a better inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable population in Indian cities.
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