El Programa de Informtica de la UNESCO

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Information Society Can Americas Developing
Countries have seats in business
class?Regional Initiative for Informatics
Strategies Kingsto, Jamaica, 3-5 April 2001

• Cláudio Menezes
• Regional Adviser
• Information Society Division
• UNESCO-Montevideo
• e-mail informationsociety_at_unesco.org.uy

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Summary

• A Brief Overview on the Information Society
• Some Elements on Information Society Situation in
  Latin America and the Caribbean
• UNESCO Recent Developments and Programme
• IV. Conclusions

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I. An Overview on the Information Society

• Technology does not determine values of actions
  for us. Our responsibility remains undiminished
  in every case of technological change.
  Information technology may be used to set the
  forces of the citizenry free and to make
  friendship and fellowship bloom on a planetary
  scale. But it can also be used to control and
  register more easily, to watch and punish free
  thought, to harass judiciously and to torture
  scientifically.
• José Mariano Gago
• Ministry for Science and Technology
• Portugal

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Eleven Major Areas

• The Democratic Character of the Information
  Society
• Open Government
• The Knowledge Available
• Connected Schools Learning in the I. Society
• The Business Enterprise in the Information
  Society
• Employment in the Information Society
• The Market and the Information Society
• Social Implications of the Information Society
• The Legal Implications of the Information Society
• The National Information Infrastructure
• Research and Development in the Information
  Society

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Global Information InfrastructureGlobal
Information Society

• GII-GIS Concept
• The development and integration of high-speed
  communication networks, and a set of services and
  applications in digital form, into global
  integrated networks capable of seamless delivery.
  Such networks provide fully interactive access to
  network-based services within countries and
  across national borders

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GII-GIS

• OECD Conclusions
• the availability and diffusion of high-speed
  interactive infrastructures
• fair access to and use of infrastructures for
  both customers and service providers
• the interconnection and interoperability of
  infrastructures and services
• growth and development of multimedia services
• transaction and information safeguards privacy,
  confidentiality of information, security of
  payments and protection of intellectual property

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IT HAS EVOLVED IN SUCH A WAY THAT -
Computing, - Communications, and -
ContentsSHARE THE SAME TECHNOLOGICAL BASE.
Information Technology Convergence
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INFORMATION SOCIETY INITIATIVES THE EVOLUTION
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II. The Information Society in Latin America and
the Caribbean

• 1. Internet Some Key Data
• 2. Telecommunications
• 3. Information sciences and the Information
  Society
• 4. Government
• 5. Internet-2

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Internet in the WorldMillions of Users - March
2001

• World Total 407.1
• Africa 3.11
• Asia/Pacific 104.88
• Europe 113.14
• Middle East 2.40
• Canada USA 167.12
• Latin America 16.45

• Source http//www.nua.ie/surveys/how_many_online/
  index.html

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Internet in the WorldNumber of Hosts - January
1999

1. United States 34.980.236 2. Japan
1.718.935 3. United Kingdom 1.692.305 4.
Canada 1.584.273 5. Germany 1.375.114 6.
Australia 858.380 7. The Netherlands
576.161 8. France 571.220 9. Finland
558.913 10. Sweden 444.751
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Internet in the WorldNumber of Hosts - January
1999

• 11. Italy 370.629
• 12. Norway 326.305
• 13. Denmark 293.778
• 14. Spain 270.352
• 15. Switzerland 232.139
• 16. Taiwan 320.327
• 17. Belgium 255.739
• 18. Brazil 224.916
• 19. South Africa 219.420
• 20. Austria 212.049

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Internet in the WorldNumber of Hosts - January
1999

• 21. Korea 195.172
• 22. Russia 155.246
• 23. New Zealand 142.952
• 24. Mexico 120.967
• 25. Poland 116.946
• 26. Singapore 112.570
• 27. Israel 103.068
• 28. Hungary 87.263
• 29. Hong Kong 84.008
• 30. Czech Republic 79.597

• Source http//www.nua.ie/surveys/
• (former Network Wizards http//www.nz.com)

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Internet in the WorldNumber of Hosts - January
2000
1. United States 53.167.229 2.
Japan 2.636.541 3. United Kingdom 1.901.812 4.
Germany 1.702.486 5. Canada 1.669.664 6.
Australia 1.090.468 7. The Netherlands
820.944 8. France 779.879 9. Italy 658.307 10.
Finland 631.248
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Internet in the WorldNumber of Hosts - January
2000
11. Taiwan 597.036 12. Sweden 594.627 13.
Brazil 446.444 14. Spain 415.641 15.
Mexico 404.873 16. Norway 401.889 17.
Denmark 336.928 18. Belgium 320.840 19.
Switzerland 306.073 20. Korea 283.459
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Internet in the WorldNumber of Hosts - January
2000
21. Austria 274.173 22. New Zealand 271.003 23.
Russia 214.704 24. Poland 183.057 25. South
Africa 167.635 26. Singapore 148.249 27.
Argentina 142.470 28. Israel 139.946 29. Hong
Kong 114.882 30. Hungary 113.695

• Source http//www.nua.ie/surveys/

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Internet in the AmericasNumber of Hosts -
January 1999
1. United States 34.980.236 2. Canada 1.584.273 3.
Brazil 224.916 4. Mexico 120.967 5.
Argentina 68.978
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Internet in the AmericasNumber of Hosts -
January 1999
6. Chile 31.083 7. Uruguay 16.823 8.
Colombia 16.322 9. Venezuela 8.189 10. Peru
5.118 11. Dominican Republic 4.851 12. Costa
Rica 3.357 13. Ecuador 1.566 14.
Paraguay 1.157 15. Guatemala 926

• Source http//www.nua.ie/surveys/
• (former Network Wizards http//www.nz.com)

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Information Society Index1996
Ranking of the top ten Latin American countries
in the ISI index
Argentina 30 Chile 31 Venezuela 34 Brazil 38 Costa
Rica 39 Panama 40 Mexico 41 Colombia 44 Ecuador 4
6 Peru 49
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Information Society Index1997
Ranking of the top ten Latin American countries
in the ISI index
Argentina 31 Chile 32 Brazil 36 Colombia 38 Venezu
ela 39 Costa Rica 40 Mexico 41 Ecuador 42 Panama 4
3 Peru 48
Source International Data Corporation/World
Times (Gil, 1998) from UNESCO World Communication
and Information Report (1999-2000)
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II.2 Telecommunications
Cellular telephony growth in Latin America and
the Caribbean
1987-1997
Source International Data Corporation/World
Times (Gil, 1998) from World UNESCO Communication
and Information Report (1999-2000)
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II.2 Telecommunications
Growth in the number of Internet hosts in
Latin America and the Caribbean
1991-1997
Source International Data Corporation/World
Times (Gil, 1998) from UNESCO World Communication
and Information Report (1999-2000)
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II.3 Information sciences and the
Information Society

• Lack of data
• Relevant experiences
• Virtual Health Library - BIREME
• Service or networks
• REDUC
• INFOPLAN and CARISPLAN
• INFOLAC
• DOCPAL
• REPIDISCA

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II.4 Governement

• Chile Moving towards the Information Society
• Mexico Informatics National Plan
• Brazil Green Book of the Information Society
• Others XVIII CAIBI (Panama)

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II.5 Internet-2

• Advanced Applications
• Tele-immersion
• Virtual Laboratories
• Digital libraries
• Distributed Instruction
• Others (e.g. Voice over IP W.G.)

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II.5 Internet-2

• Working Groups and Initiatives
• Health Sciences Initiatives
• Arts and Humanities Initiatives
• Digital Video Initiatives
• Multicast Working Group
• Voice over IP Working Group
• Digital Imaging Working Group
• Distribution Storage Infrastructure Project
• Research Channel Consortium

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II.5 Internet-2

• Participant LAC Institutions
• Mexico Cooperación Universitaria para el
  Desarrollo de Internet
• (CUDI)
• Chile Red Universitaria Nacional (REUNA)
• Brazil Rede Nacional de Pesquisas (RNP2)

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III. UNESCO Recent Developments and Programme
Activities

• O r i g i n
• General Information Programme
• (PGI, Information Sciences)
• Intergovernmental Informatics Programme (IIP,
  Information Technology)
• N o w
• Information Society Division

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On-going Programme Activities

• Information
• Policies and Strategies
• Public Domain Information
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Archives and Libraries
• Informatics, Infostructure
• Network Development
• Virtual Communities
• Information Management Tools
• Training

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• Information for All Programme
• Objectives
• Visions
• Values

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Information for All Objectives

• To promote international reflection on the
  ethical, legal and socio-cultural challenges of
  the Information Society
• To encourage access to public domain information
  through organization, preservation and
  digitization
• To support training, continuing education and
  life-long learning in the area of information and
  informatics
• To promote the use of standards and best
  practices in information and informatics
  applicable to UNESCOs areas of competence
• To promote networking at the regional and
  international levels

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Information for All Visions

• IFA is to ensure that everyone has access to the
  information they need to participate equitably in
  a global information society and to pursue
  objective truth as well as the free exchange of
  ideas and knowledge
• IFA shall enhance the well-being of every man and
  every woman, enabling them to contribute to and
  fully enjoy their culture
• IFA is to develop an appropriate infrastructure
  for the preservation and global sharing of
  information and knowledge by citizens of all
  countries

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Information for All Values

• Information and knowledge constitute a global
  public good and are essential for advancing
  education, science and culture as well as for
  fostering democracy information and knowledge
  are also instrumental to bridging the gap between
  information rich and information poor
• Free and universal access to information is a
  fundamental human right, as it allows people to
  freely participate in the cultural life of the
  global community, to enjoy the arts, and to share
  scientific advancements

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Information for All Values

• Information preservation, access and processing
  in the Information Society have a strong ethical
  dimension and create a global moral
  responsibilities
• The quality, reliability and diversity of
  information are of utmost importance
• Free and universal access to information is
  indispensable for cultural diversity and the
  preservation of heritage of nations
• The preservation of the information heritage of
  nations in its traditional and new forms is an
  important condition for free and universal access

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Information for All Values

• Intellectual property regimes must carefully
  balance the rights of authors and creators with
  the public interest to reward creation, research
  and innovation while ensuring widespread access
  to knowledge and protection against monopoly
  rents
• Privacy and security of personal data in the
  Information Society must be considered as crucial
  for the protection of human dignity

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UNESCO Scientific Programmes
MAB
IHP
IOC
IGCP
MOST
INFORMATION FOR ALL SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
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The Near Future2002-2003 Biennium

• Access to information, particularly in the Public
  Domain (Major Programme V Communication and
  Information)
• US 5.928.200
• MPV 10.928.200
• Information and Communication Technologies in
  Education, Science and Culture in the Knowledge
  Society (transversal theme)
• US 6.000.000
• Cross-cutting 12.533.800

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IV. Conclusions

• Changes in paradigms
• Decentralization towards information providers
• Standards for Decentralization

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UNESCO IN LAC

• Information Society Plans (Regional Strategies)
• Access to information (Public Domain)
• IFAP Information for All Programme
• ICTs in ED, SC and CLT in The Knowledge Society

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• If the knowledge societies are ever to take
  proper root and gain global acceptance, we must
  look beyond the technical and gadget appeal of
  ICTs and home in on the human dimensions of the
  digital divide cultural and linguistic
  diversity of contents, empowerment of civil
  society, privacy and ethical issues, and access,
  especially by safeguarding the public domain.
• There will be no information for all without
  education for all. This is top priority. For
  the public and the private sectors alike. The
  business community is increasingly concerned
  about the future of education systems. The
  Education for All agenda, adopted last year in
  Dakar, aims at combating poverty and ensuring
  development and growth through an expansion of
  educational attainment and quality. UNESCO is
  the UN systems lead agency here. We are
  determined to harness ICTs to the full in
  translating the lofty political goals into
  practical and tangible progress on the ground.
• Koichiro Matsuura
• at the Special Session on Global Divide
  Initiative on the Annual Meeting of the World
  Economic Forum
• Davos, Switzerland, 29 January 2001

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Highlights on LAC activities

• I. Information Society Programme
• General Information Programme PGI (Information
  Science)
• Intergovernmental Informatics Programme, IIP
  (Information Technology)
• II. Regular Programme
• III. Co-operation for Development
• IV. Extra-budgetary Projects

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Enhancement and democratization of governance and
  public services through information and
  informatics
• Pilot virtual community of legislators
  (Interlegis)

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Dissemination of electronic documents of world
  libraries and archives
• ETD-Net (M.Sc Ph.D Theses)
• Mechanism for Exchanging thesis in LAC
• School of the future virtual library

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Promotion of public domain software, free
  standards and a world courseware index
• LAC Network of free software developers and users
• Software library for blind and disadvantaged
  people (Pilot Projet)

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Consortia of public service sector telematics and
  informatics users
• Public service information and informatics
  networks (telecenters)

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Promotion of regional electronic networks and
  assistance for networking pilot projects
• Support to the XVII CAIBI (Panamá)
• Support to scientific networks
• Co-operation with EUROLAT-IS

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Promotion of educational and cultural
• mission of electronic media
• Establishing virtual learning communities
• through public and university TVs
• Establishing a LAC clearing-house of educational
  and cultural TV

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Promotion of regional policies with
• emphasis on endogeneous knowledge
• Establishing virtual learning communities
• through public and university TVs
• Establishing a LAC clearing-house of educational
  and cultural TV

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Development and promotion of virtual
• laboratories and virtual learning
• communities
• Policy guidelines on virtual universities,
• learning communities and laboratories
• Technology Watch on Virtual Communities

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Development of training packages for
• undergraduate and postgraduate studies
• Training of Website designers for
• information sharing among Ibero
• American libraries

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Highlights on LAC activities

• Facilitating access to information content
• and technologies through public libraries
• and information centers
• Network of Latin American and Caribbean
• MCTs

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Websites
General http//www.unesco.org/webworld http//mirr
or-us.org/webworld http//www.unesco.org.uy Specif
ic Sections http//www.unesco.org/webworld/future
http//www.unesco.org/webworld/
observatory/index.html
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