Workshop on information policies in Asia started today in Bangkok
13-09-2010 (Bangkok)
Workshop on Information
Policies and Statistics in Asia
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UNESCO’s Office in Bangkok in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Information Network (APIN) have organized a workshop on Information Policies and Statistics in Asia. The workshop, which is taking place from 13 to 15 September 2010 in Bangkok (Thailand), aims to develop a coordinated regional strategy on information policies.
Throughout the three-day event participants will review the draft report, Information Policies Indicators in Asia, prepared by Kavita Karen. This report examines national information policies and an ideal approach in formulating such polices in moving towards a knowledge-based society in a competitive global environment. It presents the following seven-dimensional organizing framework that assists authors of country information policies drawing on best practices in the APIN region.
Overall policy and coordination,
Telecommunications infrastructure,
The information sector,
Information and organizations,
Information in societies,
Legal and regulatory frameworks,
Skills and competencies.
The report reviews information policy indicators in 25 Asian countries. Because of differences in countries’ contexts and the variety of existing policies, the workshop participants will be invited to provide their comments on content, indicators and means of verification. Their suggestions will contribute to completing the report. It is also expected that participants will use this framework as a foundation to formulate, implement and monitor information policies in their respective countries when possible.
The final version of the report on Information Policies Indicators in Asia will be produced on CD-ROM and made available for download on the website of UNESCO’s Bangkok Office.
The report reviews information policy indicators in 25 Asian countries. Because of differences in countries’ contexts and the variety of existing policies, the workshop participants will be invited to provide their comments on content, indicators and means of verification. Their suggestions will contribute to completing the report. It is also expected that participants will use this framework as a foundation to formulate, implement and monitor information policies in their respective countries when possible.
The final version of the report on Information Policies Indicators in Asia will be produced on CD-ROM and made available for download on the website of UNESCO’s Bangkok Office.
Related themes/countries
· Asia and the Pacific
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