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UNESCO WSIS Action Directory
How UNESCO is implementing the WSIS Action Plan |
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Home: Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society
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| Go to the Action Plan Chapter on Ethical Dimensions of the Information Society | text only |
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In preparation for the second WSIS Summit, Tunis 16-18 November 2005, UNESCO is organising a thematic meeting on freedom of expression in Cyberspace at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, from 3 to 4 February 2005, prior to PrepCom-2 in Geneva. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the challenges and opportunities this fundamental right encounters in the global network.
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The aim of the "UNESCO World Report 'Building Knowledge Societies'" is to strengthen the intellectual, strategic and ethical watch capacities of the international community and of societies. Due to be published in 2005, its the choice of theme indicates UNESCO?s interest in the growing importance of different forms of knowledge in society, and in the emergence ? partly under the effect of the revolution brought about by new ICTs ? of a new paradigm of knowledge-based societies.
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The IFLA/UNESCO Internet Manifesto Guidelines will be based on the
principles stated in the IFLA Internet Manifesto . The intention of
these guidelines is to support libraries worldwide in formulating clear
Internet policy defining objectives, priorities and services in relation
to national and local community needs.
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By Michael Kirby, Mark Turner, Tomás de la Quadra Salcedo, Dennis S. Karjala, Jaime Angeles et André Nayer. Preface by Henk A.M.J. ten Have. Éditions UNESCO / ECONOMICA. Collection Droit du cyberespace (ISBN 92-3-203979-6)
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UNESCO promotes freedom of expression and freedom of the press as a basic human right, through sensitization and monitoring activities and fosters media independence and pluralism as prerequisites and major factors of democratization by providing advisory services on media legislation and sensitizing governments, parliamentarians and other decision-makers.
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