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IPDC has a wide range of projects in many developing countries. Local projects are vehicles in the betterment of the flow of free information, promotion of literacy and contribution to the establishment of public spheres that are important for democracy also at the grassroots level.
In providing support to projects, IPDC is guided by the following four priorities established by its Council:
promotion of freedom of expression and media pluralism;
development of community media;
human resource development;
promotion of international partnership.
These priorities are set in the context of UNESCO’s New Communication Strategy:
These priorities are set in the context of UNESCO’s New Communication Strategy:
- to encourage the free flow of information at international and national levels;
- to promote a wider and better balanced dissemination of information with no obstacle to freedom of expression;
- to strengthen communication capacities in developing countries.
