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Handbook on Community Multimedia Centres written by reputed practitioners and researchers working on CMCs or ICT for development, it is available in hard copy, CD Rom and on WebWorld.
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A global strategy for a more efficient use of recycled IT equipment was developed by donor organizations and potential recipients at an international meeting held at UNESCO's Paris Headquarters on 14 and 15 March 2003. This meeting entitled "New Synergies for Recycling Information Technology Equipment" was triggered by a UNESCO working group set up to study the area of transfer of used technology.
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Framework of UNESCO's policy initiatives and pilot projects in the field of "People with disabilities and ICTs" in conjunction with key partners.
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UNESCO has supportd the creation of an INFOYOUTH Public Internet Café at the main library building in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, on the eve of the International Day for Youth (12th August 2003). The Internet Café, which has twelve Compaq Pentium 4 computers and a networked HP laserjet printer, is also equipped with a Galaxy satellite Internet system.
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UNESCO Directory of e-journals in the social and human sciences
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CDS/ISIS is an advanced non-numerical information storage and retrieval software developed by UNESCO since 1985 to satisfy the need expressed by many institutions, especially in developing countries, to be able to streamline their information processing activities by using modern (and relatively inexpensive) technologies.
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IDAMS (Internationally Developed Data Analysis and Management Software) is a software package for the validation, manipulation and statistical analysis of data, developed by the UNESCO Secretariat in co-operation with experts from various countries. It is a powerful information-processing tool for statistical analysis, data mining, creating and summarizing underlying knowledge in huge volume of raw information. The full software package for Windows is available upon request free-of-charge in English, French, and Spanish either on Internet for downloading or on a UNESCO Information Processing Tools CD-ROM.
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For many libraries and archives all over the world, ICT are already having impact. In the Pacific, the situation is still unclear. There is the view that it is now only a matter of time before many Pacific libraries and archives move into the digital age. This study, commissioned by UNESCO as part of the Pacific Pathway project, seeks to establish a clearer Pacific situation. The primary focus of the Pacific Pathway project is the promotion of digital access to Pacific culture represented in the documentary holdings of libraries and archives, or the wider access to information by the community in the public domain.
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The Guide to support the development of community telecenters in rural Brazil will be based in the UNESCO publication "The Community Telecentre Cookbook for Africa" by Mike Jensen and Anriette Esterhuysen. Using illustrations and the language that is easily accessible, the Guide is intended at facilitating community leaders to understand the role of a telecenter in local development and pursue the steps to build one in his/her community.
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The project includes the creation of a Multipurpose Resource Centre for Communities to regularly provide information about government services e.g. maternal health services, local elections and public seminars, which would be accessible to all community radio stations through the Community Radio Association based in the capital town, and subsequently to all communities concerned in various part of the country. Particular attention will be given to information services aimed at empowering women and young people in the communities (who are also key volunteers within the sector itself.). It also provides the infrastructure to archiving recorded material on local culture and educational materials e as well as Internet facilities and editing and production facilities
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UNESCO Free Software Portal gives access to documents and websites which are references for the Free Software/Open Source Technology movement. It is also a gateway to resources related to Free Software.
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UNESCO launched in 2003 its first project in Ethiopia establishing a partnership arrangement with the Adaptive Technology Center for the Blind (ATCB) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for training blind and visually impaired students, government employees and professionals to use computers equipped with adaptive devices.
The project objectives include the establishment of a computer training centre to assist accessibility of ICT to blind users in the society, training of blind and visually impaired people to operate computers with adoptive equipment and, furthermore, creation of public awareness that blind people can utilize their potentials for their use and the society using adaptive technology.
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To promote principles and metadata standards to facilitate cooperation and effective use of collected (scientific) information, UNESCO supports the work of the International Centre for the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), a eight-digit number which identifies periodical publications as such, including electronic serials.
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UNESCO works closely with the University of Waikato (New Zealand) to enhance the open source "Greenstone" digital library software to enable easy and flexible use by librarians in making their collections available in digital form. The full package is available free-of-charge in English, French, Russian and Spanish on a UNESCO multilingual CD-ROM.
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Capacity Building
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The project, a follow-up to the Regional Workshop on School Libraries Services in Southeast Asia, organized with the joint efforts of IFLA and UNESCO in Bangkok in September 2003, examines the current state of information literacy teaching in Southeast Asian countries, and puts forward appropriate recommendations and action plans for the greater involvement of school libraries in the development of an information literate citizenry. The project comprises a preliminary workshop to establish a common platform for further investigation of information literacy, followed by national survey of the state of information literacy education and the role of school libraries in eight Southeast Asian countries, i.e. Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The results of the survey will be shared and used as basis to formulate recommendations and action plans for the further development of information literacy in the individual countries
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Role of Governments and All Stakeholders
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Created in 2000, the Information for All Programme (IPAP) provides a platform for international policy discussions and guidelines for action on preservation of information and universal access to it, participation of all in the emerging global information society and ethical, legal and societal consequences of ICT developments. Its Intergovernmental Council is composed of representatives of 26 Member States guiding the planning and implementation.
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Asia and Pacific: India
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Generic and easily customizable browser that acts as a gateway to a community?s knowledge, communication and empowerment. It enables communities to quickly and efficiently build their own gateway website, enriched with their own local content and connected to knowledge sources and services that are tailored according to their own information and communication needs.
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Global
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The "Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace" that was adopted by UNESCO's General Conference at its 32nd session (30 September ? 17 October 2003) proposes measures fostering universal access to digital resources and services, and facilitating the preservation of their cultural and language diversity.
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The UNESCO "Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Governmental Public Domain Information" have been prepared following an extensive review by concerned coordinating bodies in Member States and by a panel of experts.
This publication was prepared in response to 29 C/Resolution 28 of the UNESCO General Conference and closely corresponds to measures foreseen in UNESCO's "Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace" and the Plan of Action of the World Summit on the Information Society.
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UNESCO's international initiative for Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs) promotes community empowerment and addresses the digital divide by combining community broadcasting with the Internet and related technologies.
The CMC programme offers a global strategy for addressing the digital divide in the poorest communities of the developing world and also among countries in transition. The CMC opens a gateway to active membership of the global knowledge society by making information and communication the basic tools of the poor in improving their own lives.
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The purpose of UNESCO's Virtual Laboratory Toolkit is to provide information and free software tools. They are relevant for the creation of a Virtual Laboratory. This Toolkit should enable scientists in the developing countries to establish and participate in basic Virtual Laboratories. Two types of tools which play an important role are covered: person-to-person (P2P) communication and person-to-equipment (P2E) communication.
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The International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) promotes free and pluralistic media in developing countries and the countries in transition. Through media development IPDC helps strengthen communicative & analytical skills of the people and their participation in democratic governance. The priority is given to the projects promoting press freedom and media pluralism, development of community media, enhancing professional capacity and building partnerships for media improvements.
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UNESCO?s action to provide people with the skills and abilities for critical reception, assessment and use of information in their professional and personal lives. UNESCO?s main strategy in the area of Information Literacy consists of awareness-raising about the importance of information literacy at all levels of the education process ? basic education, primary and secondary education, technical and vocational training and lifelong education ? and of establishing guidelines for integrating information literacy issues in curricula.
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Pilot initiative to innovate and research social and technological strategies to put ICTs to work in the hands of the poor under its ictPR Project. The focus is not on technology itself, but on its innovative use to empower the poor with tools to change their circumstances.
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Jamaica
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The Container Project , launched in 2003 is one of the few community computer access points in Jamaica. Soon expected to be mobile with a view to serving youth in marginalised communities all over this island-country, it is equipped with computers, internet connection and a young talented staff. UNESCO has been associated with this activity since 2000 and envisages further assistance within the framework of its programmes to create lifelong learning opportunities through community media and to support the development of community multimedia centres. Other partners of the project include local organizations, such as HEART/ NTA, Jamaica which certifies individuals in multimedia technology and facilitates the dissemination of information dealing with HIV/AIDS prevention, environment and sustainable development.
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