strategy
Promoting international freedom of information
Synonyms:
Reducing disparities in information flowEnsuring free flow of ideas
Advocating free flow of information
Description:
To allow all people to obtain information that is free of censorship and culturally unbiased. Implementation:
UNESCO has provided aid to develop and strengthen communication systems, establish news agencies and supported an independent press. Its programme aims to improve the free flow of information at international as well as national levels, its wider and better dissemination, without any obstacles to freedom of expression, both through understanding the factors which inhibit its circulation, and encouragement of measures which promote it. It includes the promotion of international understanding and mutual knowledge. Improvement is sought in the methods of analysing and measuring information flows. Cooperative networks of communication networks are reinforced in order to increase dialogue amongst them. Narrower:
Promoting press freedomDisseminating global newsEnabling world news accessGlobalizing information flowPromoting free circulation of booksFurnishing modernized communication systemsPromoting international circulation of the press Constrained by:
Banning booksBanning newspaperWaging information warDenying rights to journalistsBanning videocassette recorders Facilitates:
Preserving freedomBuilding culture of peaceEnhancing global security through communication Facilitated by:
Protecting journalistsComputerizing informationOperating underground pressImproving global communicationsRuling on restriction of information Problems:
Denial of access to newsInsufficient flow of information
Lack of press freedom
News censorship
Restrictions on freedom of information
Restrictions on international freedom of information
Suppression of information in educational institutions
Organizations:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Programme for the Development of Communication MacBride Round Table on Communication Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms International covenant on civil and political rights Declaration on fundamental principles concerning the contribution of the mass media to strengthening peace and international understanding, to the promotion of human rights and to countering racialism, apartheid and incitement to war References:
UNESCO: World Information Report Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → Liquid stateInformation → Information
Communication → Promotion
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Type Classification:
F: Exceptional strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
