UNESCO/IFIP World Computer Congress Declaration on Youth in Information Society
17-09-2002 ()
"Young people are at the forefront of technological innovation and development" declared the participants of the IFIP World Computer Congress (Montreal, Canada, 25-30 August 2002). It is important to "ensure digital inclusion of youth in the field of education, sciences, culture and communication" states the Declaration, a contribution to the World Summit on the Information Society.
The "UNESCO/IFIP World Computer Congress 2002 Youth Declaration", highlights the importance for governments to include in national ICT policies the development of ICT skills for young people. The Declaration also states that global access to information and knowledge sources of young people is a prerequisite for competent social choice, behaviour and participation and for disseminating information about issues having a practical impact on the every day life of young people.
Other elements of the Youth Declaration concern access to education and the training of young people in ICT skills; improved network access at affordable cost and the design of funding schemes and programmes such as fellowships, competitions and contests, that could help improving the access of young people to ICTs especially in the developing countries. The Declaration also calls for the using ICTs to enable disabled and handicapped youth to participate more actively in society.
The 17th World Computer Congress entitled "Information technology for our times. Ideas, research and application in an inclusive world" was held in Montreal, Canada from 25 to 30 August 2002. The UNESCO sponsored event concentrates on computer security and on youth and ICTs.
The Congress, a joint initiative of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) and the Fédération de l’informatique du Québec (FIQ) provided an opportunity for researchers, professionals and information technology experts, educators and policy makers to share present and planned action and to discuss the state of the art in information technology.
Other elements of the Youth Declaration concern access to education and the training of young people in ICT skills; improved network access at affordable cost and the design of funding schemes and programmes such as fellowships, competitions and contests, that could help improving the access of young people to ICTs especially in the developing countries. The Declaration also calls for the using ICTs to enable disabled and handicapped youth to participate more actively in society.
The 17th World Computer Congress entitled "Information technology for our times. Ideas, research and application in an inclusive world" was held in Montreal, Canada from 25 to 30 August 2002. The UNESCO sponsored event concentrates on computer security and on youth and ICTs.
The Congress, a joint initiative of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) and the Fédération de l’informatique du Québec (FIQ) provided an opportunity for researchers, professionals and information technology experts, educators and policy makers to share present and planned action and to discuss the state of the art in information technology.
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