Publications by English title: letter U
Um Levantamento inicial de necessidades e oportunidades de qualificação e capacitação profissional na Fundação Padre Anchieta e na Empresa Brasil de Comunicação
An initial survey of the needs and opportunities for professional training and qualification in the Padre Anchieta Foundation and Brazil Communications Company focuses on strengthening public broadcasting companies through professional qualification.
Understanding information literacy: a primer
This publication is an easy-to-read, non-technical overview explaining what "information literacy" means, designed for busy public policy-makers, business executives, civil society administrators and practicing professionals.
UNESCO and indigenous peoples: partnership to promote cultural diversity
This publication pays tribute to the significant place that indigenous cultures occupy in the world’s cultural landscape. The information booklet explains UNESCO’s vision, strategy, programme and mechanisms regarding intercultural dialogue and partnerships with indigenous peoples.
UNESCO global report: opening new avenues for empowerment: ICTs to access information and knowledge for persons with disabilities
Building on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, this Global Report addresses strong recommendations to all stakeholders – from decision-makers to educators, civil society and industry – on how concretely to advance the rights of people living with disabilities. These recommendations draw on extensive research and consultations. Studies launched in five regions have allowed UNESCO to understand more clearly the conditions and challenges faced by persons with disabilities around the world.
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
Two decades after the first mainstream rollout of computers in schools many significant lessons about ICT in Education have been learnt. Yet, countries around the world face urgent challenges in this respect due to the rapid development of technologies, the required financial investments and the need to have a clear vision of the role that teachers have to play in harnessing the power of ICT in the classroom and beyond.
UNESCO's basic texts on the information society
One of UNESCO’s fundamental activities is the drafting of charters, declarations and recommendations intended to present the essence of its proposals for action in its fields of competence. This publication presents a selection of quotations from the Organization’s official texts, originating from all its programme sectors, which contribute to defining what the information society ought to be, without reducing the debate to purely technical issues.
