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UNESCO and WSIS

UNESCO and WSIS

Towards Knowledge Societies

10 May 2010, ITU Building, Room L, Geneva, Switzerland
>> Summary report from Action Line C8 Multilingualism

This session was dedicated to the presentation of significant contributions in the implementation of the WSIS C8 (recently finalized or ongoing) as well as to the most important initiatives foreseen for the future.

The agenda items of the meeting also included the agenda is the possible organization of a World Summit on Multilingualism and Linguistic Diversity, following a proposal formulated on the occasion of the World Forum on Multilingualism of Bamako (January 2009).

The debate was moderated by Mauro Rosi, UNESCO focal point for C8. (Presentation)

The following panelists participated:

  • Daniel Prado, Director, Division of Terminology and Language Industries, Latin Union;

  • Adama Samassékou, President of the Maaya Network for Linguistic Diversity;

  • Viola Krebs, Maaya Network for Linguistic Diversity