 UNDP was created in 1965 by the United Nations to combat the inequality among countries  The aim was to reduce poverty across the globe, and also to promote development  Sponsored many development communication projects; 2001 report  UNDP came from emerging the two UN organizations – The Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and the United Nations Special Fund

 Refined versions of all important criteria of the declaration which relate to development communication  UN formed MDGs in 1990 at the world summit meeting. All UN agencies involved  There are eight goals, (next slide) and each was made to be achieved by the year 2015  Progress is seen as a result of enriching people’s lives by accomplishing the eight goals  The goals relate to fundamental human rights and good governance

 1) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger  2) Achieve universal primary education  3) Promote gender equality and empower women  4) Reduce child mortality  5) Improve maternal health  6) Combat HIV, AIDS, and other diseases  7) Ensure environmental sustainability  8) Create a global partnership - public and private - for development

 Unesco’s Communication and Information (CI) Sector  Main point is to build a knowledge society based on sharing of knowledge and incorporating all those socio-cultural and ethical dimensions of access to information  One focus is the battle against HIV/AIDS through a preventative education and raising awareness among the public in making the best use of communication resources  Also Culture Sector is moving into development communication

 International Programme for the Development of Communication  A forum and granting unit intended to strengthen the communication and mass media in developing countries. Funding of many applied projects  Stimulates the development of, and access to diverse content, promotes freedom of expression, press freedom, and access to information and its projects encourage the free flow ideas. Only provides grants to LDCs

 WIPO was established as a specialized agency of the UN system in 1967  Seeks to develop a fair intellectual property(IP) system  It sees the IP as being central for economic, social, and cultural developments around the world  Mission is to promote the effective application and protection of copyright worldwide

 ITU is another specialized agency of the United Nations, founded in Paris in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union  It is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and its membership includes 191 Member States and more than 700 Sector Members and Associates  It is the primary global telecommunication agency and is divided into three core sectors: radiocommunication(ITU-R); standardization (ITU-T); and development (ITU-D)

 WSIS conferences were held in two phases and in two very different nations  The first phase of the WSIS summit took place in December 2003 in Geneva  The second and final phase was held in Tunis in November The Tunis phase was marked by anti press activities. Also ICANN concerns  Main goal of the WSIS conferences was to reduce the so called global digital divide between the rich and poor countries and diminish the lacking opportunities for developing countries by spreading access to information technology, especially to the Internet

 The primary agency is the UNDP which serves as vehicle of much of the UN’s work in this sector  UNESCO was Paris based – focused historically on education but then moved onto communication matters in the 1970s  WIPO added development to its agenda  ITU, historically was a technical forum – now has aspects of telecommunication developments, such as economic, social, or cultural matters. Sponsored WSIS