Observatory Portal Monitoring the Development of the Information Society
The current UNESCO mandate commits the Observatory to pay due attention to the impact of globalization on knowledge societies through the collection of pertinent information and monitoring of main trends.
It aims at monitoring the development of knowledge societies, and among others, concerning Cultural diversity and Multilingualism by:
- identifying, collecting and organizing pertinent, high-quality and multilingual information on the evolution of ethical, legal, socio-cultural and policy issues of the Information Society at the national, regional and international levels, with particular attention to education, science, culture and communication;
- providing a joint platform for UNESCO’s clearing houses related to the Information Society issues.