[WSIS CS-Plenary] UNESCO and Microsoft sign cooperation agreement

[Martin Olivera]

Bad news for world education

if UNESCO trusts in a monopoly, builded upon exclusive appropiation of
software knowledge, I do not think we could expect many more on
inclusive real education from there...


El sáb, 06-11-2004 a las 00:39, Rik Panganiban escribió:
> PressConference with UNESCO Director-General and Microsoft Chairman
> BillGates
> 04-11-2004 (UNESCO)
> 
> UNESCO Director-General KoïchiroMatsuura and Microsoft Chairman and
> Chief Software Architect BillGates will give a press conference at
> UNESCO Headquarters in Paris,France on November 17 (Room II, at 11.30
> a.m.) following the signingof a Cooperation Agreement.
> 
> Mr Matsuura has qualified theagreement as “an opportunity for UNESCO
> to put into practice theinternational strategic partnership advocated
> by the United Nations tobridge the digital divide.” 
> 
> The agreement defines eight areasin which UNESCO and Microsoft will
> work together, exchangingexperience, know-how and developing projects:
> 
> Educationand learning;
> 
> Communityaccess and development;
> 
> Culturaland linguistic diversity and preservation;
> 
> Digitalinclusion and capacity;
> 
> Exchangeand promotion of best practices on the use of ICT for
> socio-economicdevelopment;
> 
> Fosteringweb-based communities of practice including content
> development,knowledge sharing and empowerment through participation;
> 
> Facilitatingexchange of information and of software applications;
> 
> Sharingexpertise and strategies.
> 
> 
> The agreement with Microsoft is part of UNESCO’s cooperation with
> agrowing coalition of private sector stakeholders, such as
> Intel,l’Oréal, DaimlerChrysler and Hewlett Packard. 
> Journalists wishing to attend thepress conference must request
> accreditation from 
> 
> (Souce: UNESCO Media AdvisoryNo.2004-75)
> 
> http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=17459&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
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> RIK PANGANIBAN       Communications Coordinator
> 
> Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship 
> with the United Nations (CONGO) 
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> email: rik.panganiban at ngocongo.org
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