<
 
 
 
 
?
>
You are viewing an archived web page, collected at the request of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) using Archive-It. This page was captured on 12:56:42 Dec 24, 2015, and is part of the UNESCO collection. The information on this web page may be out of date. See All versions of this archived page.
Loading media information hide
  UNESCO.ORGThe OrganizationEducationNatural SciencesSocial & Human SciencesCultureCommunication & InformationSitemap
 
Home Intersectoral Platform on Small Island Developing States    Print Print
UNESCO Implementing Mauritius Strategy

CHAPTERS

 1.  Climate change
 2.  Natural disasters
 3.  Waste Management
 4.  Coastal & marine resources
 5.  Freshwater resources
 6.  Land resources
 7.  Energy resources
 8.  Tourism resources
 9.  Biodiversity resources
10. Transport & communication
11. Science & technology
12. Graduation from LDC status
13. Trade
14. Capacity building & ESD
15. Production & consumption
16. Enabling environments
17. Health
18. Knowledge management
19. Culture
20. Implementation
UNESCO at Mauritius '05
Contributions & events
From Barbados'94 to Mauritius'05
UNESCO involvement
Related information

 

 

 

 

 


Transport and Communication

'Communication' is one of the domains detailed in the Mauritius Strategy which relates to the concerns and activities of UNESCO. The present page is intended to provide a framework for those seeking information on UNESCO’s contribution to the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy.
Access to and use of new information and communication technologies and the development of community multimedia centres are two actions in the Mauritius Strategy that are already reflected in the Organization’s programmes and projects. High connectivity costs and distribution problems for print media are among the obstacles faced by small islands.

The main contribution of UNESCO to the implementation of Chapter X of the Mauritius Strategy comes through the work of its Communication and Information Sector (CI), which was established in its present form in 1990. Its programmes are rooted in UNESCO's Constitution, which requires the Organization to promote the "free flow of ideas by word and image." In addition to its staff at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the CI Sector is represented in 27 UNESCO field offices.

The Communication and Information Sector consists of the Communication Development Division (CI/COM), the Division for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Peace (CI/FED) and the Information Society Division (CI/INF).

The Sector also provides the secretariats for two intergovernmental programmes :
  • The International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) plays a major role in media development. It is an important forum in the UN system designed to develop free and pluralistic media with a global approach to democratic development.


  • The Information for All Programme (IFAP) provides a platform for international policy discussions and guidelines for action on the preservation of information and universal access to it, the participation of all in the emerging global information society, and the ethical, legal and societal consequences of ICT developments.


-----------------------------

PROJECTS



Archive
(i.e. pre-January 2005).



 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

FEATURES

Transport and Communication: Extract from the Mauritius Strategy, Chapter X, Paras 55-59

guest (Read)
About
Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - ID: 12132