ON COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION

UNESCO's action in the areas of communication and information will be in line with the objectives set out in the resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the role of information technology in the context of a knowledge-based global economy and the United Nations Millenium Declaration (September 2000).

These call for the creation of an international strategic partnership to bridge the digital divide and establish a knowledge society that is open and non-exclusive.

For UNESCO, the main objective is to build a knowledge society based on the sharing of knowledge and incorporating all the socio-cultural and ethical dimensions of sustainable development.

The World Summit on the Information Society scheduled for 2003 under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will allow participants to take stock of all the issues at stake, to draw up a balance sheet of achievements and to define strategies for future action.
It is UNESCO's mission to promote the free flow of information, knowledge and data, to encourage the creation of diversified contents and to facilitate equitable access to information and to the means of sharing knowledge while at the same time giving , attention to institutional capacity building.