[WSIS CS-Plenary] UNESCO Council for Information for All Programme to meet in March in Paris

[Ralf Bendrath]

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Council for Information for All Programme to meet in March in Paris

03-01-2006 (Paris)

The representatives of the 26 countries elected to the Intergovernmental
Council for UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP) will meet for
their forth session from 20 to 22 March 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in
Paris, France.
Among the issues that will be addressed by the Council that is presently
chaired by Daniel Malbert of France, is IFAP's contribution to the
follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

A full day (22 March) will be devoted to the thematic debate on "Giving
Voice to Local Communities: From Community Radio to Blogs" which will be
held jointly with the members of the Intergovernmental Council of the
International Programme for the Development of Communication(IPDC) meeting
during the same week.

The Information for All Programme was established in 2001 to foster debate
on the political, ethical and societal challenges of the emerging
knowledge societies and to carry out projects promoting equitable access
to information. It reflects the growing awareness that information is
playing an increasing role in generating wealth and development, and that
participation in knowledge societies is essential for social and
individual development.

The Council presently includes Angola, Austria , Belgium, Cameroon,
Canada, China, Congo, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany,
Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Madagascar, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Peru, Poland, Sudan, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay and
Venezuela.