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Global survey on Internet privacy: UNESCO calls for proposals - Deadline: 1 July 2011 (noon, CET) http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=31431&URL;_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL;_SECTION=201.html UNESCO's knowledge goes "beyond the campus" with iTunes U UNESCO and Apple Inc. launched a wealth of new educational material in the iTunes University “Beyond Campus” site on 22 June, providing free access to UNESCO’s rich multimedia content on an estimated half billion devices via iTunes. By joining iTunes U, UNESCO is reinforcing its efforts to reach out to young men and women around the world. ev.php?URL_ID=31449&URL;_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL;_SECTION=201 UNESCO on iTunes U
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More text Teaching information ethics in Africa 21-07-2011 (UNESCO/ANIE) Pretoria An academic workshop on information ethics took place on 4 and 5 July 2011 at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. A number of delegates from universities in Africa, Europe and the United States of America gathered to discuss the principles related to the development of a curriculum for teaching information ethics in Africa. More Director-General condemns murder of Honduran broadcast journalists Nery Jeremías Orellana and Adan Benítez 20-07-2011 (UNESCO Press Release No.2011-110) Paris The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the murder, in separate incidents, of two Honduran broadcast journalists: Nery Jeremías Orellana, shot down on 14 July, and TV reporter Adan Benítez who was killed on 4 July. The Director-General also called for a thorough investigation into these killings. More Director-General condemns killing of Mexican journalist Angel Castillo Corona 20-07-2011 (UNESCO Press Release No.2011-109) Paris The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemned the killing of Angel Castillo Corona, a columnist for two regional newspapers and press officer of the municipality of Ocuilan. More University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue launched by UNESCO and UNAOC 20-07-2011 (UNESCO) Paris UNESCO and the United Nation Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), with a deep commitment to promote media and information literate societies on a global scale, have launched the first international University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (UNESCO/UNAOC-MILID). More Improving social impact of community centres through better access to information in Namibia 20-07-2011 (UNESCO) Windhoek A meeting for the development and adoption of an inclusive information society action plan will be organized in Tsumeb (Oshikoto, Namibia) from 26 to 27 July 2011. This meeting is a follow-up to the survey on access to information and diversification of content among different community centres present in the Oshikoto region, which took place last April. The Oshikoto region had been chosen for the survey after a consultation with the Namibian Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. More