Jānis Kārkliņš, Assistant Director-General

for Communication and Information

Communication and Information Sector

Information Meeting of the Communication and Information Sector with

Permanent Delegates and Observers to UNESCO

9 February 2012

Agenda of the meeting

Briefings on CI’s latest activities

Briefing on the 20th anniversary of the Memory of the World: preservation of the documentary heritage in the digital age

Questions and Answers

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IPDC

Bureau meeting 22-24 February

• 1,6 M$ to allocate

• 101 project proposals submitted (39-AFR; 25-AP; 21-LAC; 12-ARAB; 3-EUR; 1-INTERREG)

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/intergovernmental-programmes/ipdc/ipdc/56th-meeting-of-the-ipdc-bureau-2012/

Council meeting 22-23 March

• Important issues – DG’s Report on Safety of Journalists,

including adoption of the UN Action Plan on journalist safety

– Thematic Debate: “Gender and Media: Getting the Balance Right”, presentation of the “Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media”

– Discussion: Expanding the Role of IPDC – UNESCO-IPDC Prize for Rural

Communication Award ceremony

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/intergovernmental-programmes/ipdc/ipdc/28th-session-of-the-ipdc-council/

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93 MEDIA PROJECTS APPROVED AND FINANCED

DURING THE 55th IPDC BUREAU, March 2011

Regions

Number of

projects

Funds allocated

%

by region

AFRICA 39 939,730 40,6%

ASIA AND THE

PACIFIC

22 544,885 23,5%

LATIN AMERICA

AND THE

CARIBBEAN

18 412,885 17,8%

ARAB REGION 12 378,130 16,4%

EUROPE 2 40,150 1,7%

TOTAL: 93 US$ 2,315,780 100%

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

TO THE IPDC

Donor countries 55th Bureau, 22-24 March 2011 56th Bureau, 22-24 February 2012

Andorra 52,344 21,368

Belgium 176,280 (FIT)

Denmark 275,000 275,000

France 27,127 expected

Finland 267,738 266,666

India 530,000

Israel 15,052

Netherlands 66,666

Norway 166,945 174,709

276,420 (FIT)

Spain 443,787 130,000

Sweden 36,737 103,656

Switzerland 482,456

USA 200,000 264,143

TOTAL 2,673,466 1,578,628

IFAP Council

Council meeting 2-3 April 2012

Important issues

– Implementation of the Strategic Plan 2008-2013

– Operational modalities of IFAP, including the responsibilities of its members

– Points of information on:

2012 World OER Congress

International conference ”The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation”

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IFAP

Financial contributions to IFAP in 2010-2011 (in USD)

Country Contribution

Spain 230 000

China 40 000

TOTAL 270 000

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Direct funding to regional and international activities in the framework of IFAP: US$400,000* (Russian Federation): • IFAP regional training events for CIS countries & two international IFAP conferences respectively in the

areas of Multilingualism in Cyberspace (Yakutsk, July 2011) • The Digital Preservation of Information (Moscow, October 2011)

UNESCO Secretariat (Regular Programme), US$260,000 • To support the organization of the Statutory Meetings of the IFAP Council and Bureau as well as other IFAP

related events

Venue: Tunis

Date: 3 May 2012

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

• New Jury

• Deadline for submission of nominations – 15 February

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World Press Freedom Prize Members of the Jury

• Ms Alexandra Föderl-Schmid (Austria)

• Ms Florence Aubenas (France)

• Mr Miklos Haraszti (Hungary)

• Mr Ognian Zlatev (Bulgaria)

• Mr Steven Gan (Malaysia)

• Mr Bulbul Monjurul Ahsan (Bangladesh)

• Mr Daniel Santoro (Argentina)

• Ms Rossana Fuentes-Berain (Mexico)

• Ms Diana Senghor (Senegal) (President)

• Ms Fatuma Noor (Kenya)

• Ms Rana Sabbagh (Jordan)

• Mr Gamal Eid (Egypt)

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World Press Freedom Day Conference:

New Voices: Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies

Venue: Tunis

Date: 3 – 5 May 2012

Concept paper and initial agenda available at the back of the room

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World Radio Day 13 February

Resources for Member States:

• DG audio message

• DG/UNESCO and SG/ITU joint statement

• Dedicated web sites: http://www.worldradioday.org/

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/world-radio-day/

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Safety of journalists

UN interagency action plan on safety of journalists

Endorsement of IPDC March 2012

Endorsement by UN CEB April 2012

Implementation with extra-budgetary funding

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Open Access Forum 22-23 October 2011 (UNESCO HQ)

• 26 OA experts from around the world

• Objective: to discuss the implementation of t he UNESCO Open Access strategy, including OA Repositories, OA Journals, OA Policies, Education and Training for OA, creation of the Network for OA to Scientific Information and Research

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• Outcome: Set of proposals, including development of indicators for assessment of impact of OA in general, citation impact of OA journals; encourage green OA mandates and institutional repositories; assist development of relevant policies for OA in Member States

ICT access for people with disabilities

Consultative meeting on “Accessible ICTs and Personalized Learning for Students with Disabilities: A

Dialogue among Educators, Industry, Government and Civil Society” held on 17-18 November 2011 (UNESCO Paris, France)

Major objectives : – To identify practical solutions in education for personalized learning of students with disabilities; – To initiate the development of a chapter on accessibility within the ICT Competency Framework for Teachers.

Major outcomes: – Number of practical solutions identified for the personalised learning of students with disabilities; – Recommendations for the development of an interactive version on accessibility for the ICT Competency

Framework for Teachers.

Next steps: – Report published and launched at the “27th Annual International Technology and Persons with

Disabilities Conference (CSUN)” from February 27 to March 3, 2012 San Diego, California, by UNESCO (video presence) with Microsoft Corporation, and G3ict.

– Report presented at the international conference “ICT Serving Disabilities and Learning Difficulties” by UNESCO on 26-28 March 2012 in State of Kuwait.

– Fund raising for the development of the online interactive version on accessibility for the UNESCO ICT Teacher Competency Framework (including practical solutions, virtual library, curriculum, courses and other training resources for teachers).

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CI actions in MENA region

March - December 2011: assistance to Egypt in reforming its media landscape

April 2011: training workshop aimed to strengthen professional ethics and self-regulation of the Egyptian press

3 May 2011: public commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day in Egypt and Tunisia

Spring/Summer of 2011: conducting interim “Assessment of Media landscape” in Egypt and Tunisia based on UNESCO media Development Indicators

Spring/Summer of 2011: 94 journalists and editors in chief (mostly outside capital city) are being trained on election reporting in Tunisia

October 2011: conducted a capacity building IPDC project in Egypt and trained 37 local journalists in feature writing and reporting

13 November 2011: seminar “Egyptian National Press in Transition: Ensuring independent public service. International Experiences, Lessons Learnt and the Road Ahead.”

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Ethical aspects of the information society

• The General Conference invited the Director-General to suggest at the 189th ExB Session possible ways in which UNESCO could address ethical issues linked to the information society

• A series of informal consultations with Member States will take place in February-March 2012 (based on background documents which are available at the back of the room)

• The outcome of discussions will be captured in the DG’s proposal to the 190th ExB session

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World OER 2012 Congress 20 –22 June, 2012 UNESCO HQ, Paris, France

Objectives:

– Showcase the world’s best practices in OER policies, initiatives, and experts; and

– Release a 2012 Paris OER Declaration calling on Governments to support the development and use of OERs

– Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2002 UNESCO Forum that created the term OER

Target audience:

Ministers of Education/Human Resource Development, senior policy makers, expert practitioners, researchers and relevant stakeholders

Organized with CoL

Financial support of the Hewlett Foundation

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Broadband Commission and Broadband Leadership Summit 2011 Held on 23-24 October 2011 (Geneva, Switzerland)

Adopted visionary statement “Broadband Challenge” http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/Broadband_Challenge.pdf

Agreed on advocacy targets: http://www.broadbandcommission.org/slider/targets.aspx

Next meetings

2 April – FYROM (Broadband in SEE; Broadband for Sustainable development)

23 September - NY during the UN GA (Annual report)

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New CI Staff

Mr. Guy Berger

Director, Division for Freedom of Expression

and Media Development

Mr. Mehdi Benchelah Advisor in

Communication & Information in Tunisia

Mr. Andrea Cairola Advisor in

Communication & Information in Beijing

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Mr. Ronald Kayanja

Advisor in Communication & Information in Accra

Mr. Bhanu Neupane

Programme Specialist,

ICT’s in Science

KSD/ICT

Ms. Sasha Rubel

Programme Coordinator

Executive Office

Invitation to the Conference

The Media World after WikiLeaks

and News of the World …

16-17 February, room IV, UNESCO HQ

Not about WikiLeaks / News of the World

but about professional journalism in light of these episodes

*Programme available at the back of the room 21

Thank you

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