UNESCO Communication and Information Sector Information Meeting 31 March 2011
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Transcript of UNESCO Communication and Information Sector Information Meeting 31 March 2011
UNESCO Communication and Information Sector
Information Meeting
31 March 2011
Jānis Kārkliņš, ADG/CI
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Major Programme V: Overarching Objective
Building inclusiveknowledge societies
through communicationand information
Equitable Open
Inclusive Pluralistic
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Development
Democracy
Freedom of expressionFreedom of information
Development of communication
Access to information and knowledge
Dialogue
CI’s mission: to assist Member States in the achievement of internationally agreed development goals and commitments
CI flagship activities and projects World Press Freedom Day/ Guillermo Cano WPF Prize Intergovernmental Programme for the Development of
Communication (IPDC ) UNESCO Media Development Indicators Building centres of excellence in journalism education Memory of the World Programme World Digital Library initiative Follow-up and implementation of WSIS outcomes in light of
2015 review Use of ICTs in education and science (including ICT CFT) Information for All Programme (IFAP )
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CI at Headquarters
Total 64 staff members: 38 Professionals (incl. 3 Associate Experts) and 26 General Service staff5
CI in the Field
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Sector in 34 UNESCO Offices20 Advisers for Communication & Information (ACI)
16 National Programme Officers (NPO)
ARAB STATES
ACI posts:CairoRabat
RamallahBaghdad
(special assignment until 2011)
NPO posts:AmmanBeirutDoha
ARAB STATES
ACI posts:CairoRabat
RamallahBaghdad
(special assignment until 2011)
NPO posts:AmmanBeirutDoha
ASIA/PACIFICACI posts:
ApiaBangkok*Beijing*Jakarta
*New DelhiTehran
NPO posts:Almaty
New Delhi*Islamabad
(3 emergency temp posts)
Associate expert:Kathmandu
ASIA/PACIFICACI posts:
ApiaBangkok*Beijing*Jakarta
*New DelhiTehran
NPO posts:Almaty
New Delhi*Islamabad
(3 emergency temp posts)
Associate expert:Kathmandu
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
ACI posts:Kingston
MontevideoQuito
San Jose
NPO posts:BrasiliaHavana
Kingston
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
ACI posts:Kingston
MontevideoQuito
San Jose
NPO posts:BrasiliaHavana
Kingston
EUROPE &NORTH
AMERICA
NPO posts:*MoscowNew York
(shared with BPI/ERC)
* Vacant Posts
Division of Freedom of Expression
• Advocacy & Awareness Raising and Monitoring;• World Press Freedom Day and Guillermo Cano Prize• Press releases condemning journalist killings
• Media Law and Regulatory Framework; • Media and press laws• Freedom of information laws• Defamation laws under civil code• PSB frameworks• Internet provision and telecommunications laws and
regulations• Best practices sharing
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Division of Freedom of Expression
• Safety of Media Professionals; • Promoting international standards in the field (with
other UN agencies)• Building capacity of media professionals• Mapping and countering impunity (IPDC Council 2010
decision)• Advocacy work (mainly with large professional
organizations and specialized NGOs)
• Ethical and Professional Standards• Media Accountability Systems
• Power of Peace Network8
Division of Media Development
• Community Media development• Support to Public Service Broadcasting
• Setting standards for journalism education• Model Curricula for journalist education is adapted by
63 journalism education institutions in 51 countries
• Support to 20 potential centers of excellence and reference in journalism education in Africa
• Communication for development
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IPDC 2009 2010 2011
Donor contributions
$ 1,851,924
$ 2,020,797
$ 2,480,780
Projects approved 63 83 93
Countries supported 45 56 65
Funds allocated
$ 1,786,510
$ 2,114,640
$ 2,315,780
Division of Media Development
• Media development indicators (6 countries completed, 6 – on-going)
• Legal and regulatory framework• Plurality and diversity of media• Media as a platform for democratic discourse• Professional capacity building • Infrastructural capacity
• Media and Information Literacy • MIL curricula• MIL indicators
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Division of Information Society
• Use of ICTs for education, science, culture• OER platform• ICT Competency Framework for Teachers• Open Access to scientific information
• WSIS implementation and follow-up• IGF• WSIS Forum• UNGIS
• Multilingualism in cyberspace• Access for persons with special needs
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Division of Information Society
• Preservation and digital preservation of information• Memory of the World Register• Libraries and archives• Digital preservation• World Digital Library
• IFAP
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Major Programme V: Budget Breakdown
Main Line of Action
Regular Budget
Extra-budgetary resources
Activities
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Personnel
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Total 35 C/5 Approved
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MLA 1: Promoting freedom of expression and access to information
4 326 000 5 750 600 10 076 600 8 132 500
MLA 2: Strengthening free, independent and pluralistic media and communication for development
4 391 400 6 483 900 10 875 300 7 079 900
MLA 3: Fostering universal access to information and knowledge and the development of infostructures
4 391 400 7 814 700 12 206 100 68 111 300*
TOTAL Major Programme V ($) 13 108 800 20 049 200 33 158 000 83 323 700
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Distribution of Funds
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Accents in CI’s activities for next 12-18 months
• Enhanced engagement with Member States • Promotion of freedom of expression on the Internet • Ethical and Professional Standards in Journalism • Promoting community media and fostering Community multimedia
centers (CMCs)• Strengthening of the Memory of the World program• Revisiting the UNESCO Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage• Streamlining WSIS follow-up and implementation activities in the light
of the 2015 review• Mainstreaming gender issues within CI programs• Increased intersectoral cooperation with all UNESCO Sectors • Seeking EXB funds for CI program activities and projects
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Thank you
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