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Abdul Waheed Khan Communication and Information Sector UNESCO

Building Knowledge Societies. Training-the-Trainers Workshop on Information Literacy Wuhan, China, 22 October 2008. Abdul Waheed Khan Communication and Information Sector UNESCO. Transformations. Agricultural Society. Industrial Society. Knowledge Societies. Technology Revolution.

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Abdul Waheed Khan Communication and Information Sector UNESCO

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  1. Building Knowledge Societies Training-the-Trainers Workshop on Information Literacy Wuhan, China, 22 October 2008 Abdul Waheed Khan Communication and Information Sector UNESCO

  2. Transformations Agricultural Society Industrial Society Knowledge Societies

  3. Technology Revolution 21st

  4. Emerging trends • Semantic Web • Mobile, wireless, mesh networking • GRID computing • Ubiquitous computing • New computing technologies

  5. Knowledge Divide or Digital Divide Divides Access to knowledge Prosperity Globalization Inclusion Limited accessto knowledge Poverty Marginalization Exclusion

  6. Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) ITUWorld Information Society Report 2005

  7. Knowledge and Development Social Development Economic Growth Knowledge Political Empowerment Cultural Enrichment

  8. UNESCO’s Model of Knowledge Societies Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge Societies Societies Societies Knowledge Creation Knowledge Preservation Knowledge Dissemination Knowledge Utilization Pluralism and Inclusion Pluralism Pluralism Human Human Human Needs Needs Needs and and and Rights Rights Rights

  9. World Summit on the Information Society • Building a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society • Sets development targets for 2015 • Important role for UNESCO • UNESCO as facilitator for action lines • Access to information and knowledge • E-learning • E-science • Cultural diversity • Media • Ethical dimensions

  10. Operationalizing the principle (I) • Promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expression and freedom of information • Fostering universal access to information and the development of infostructures • Promoting development of free, independent and pluralistic media and community participation in sustainable development through community media • Strengthening the role of communication and information in fostering mutual understanding, peace and reconciliation, particularly in conflict- and post-conflict areas

  11. Operationalizing the principle (II) • Providing enabling environments • Building capacities of institutions and individuals in communication and information • Building capacity of users • Fostering community access • Building infostructures • ICT for education, science and culture

  12. Jointly promoting access Community Multimedia Centres Research and development for access for all

  13. Cooperating to foster capacity building InformationLiteracy ICT for teacher training

  14. Working together to develop media Journalistic capacity building Foster the role of traditional media

  15. Foster content development Libraries Content providers

  16. Résumé Creating, accessing, utilizing, sharing and preserving information and knowledge are the most powerful tools to enable individuals, communities and peoples to achieve their full potential.

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