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| Entity: |
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Communication for Development website of the activity |
| Activity description: | FAO has over thirty years experience in Communication for Development – a discipline enabling rural people, institutions and governments to effectively apply communication policy, processes and media to support rural development. Communication for Development capacity building projects, apply gender sensitive participatory communication methods and processes whilst at the same time harnessing the convergence of new and traditional information and communication technologies. For example, using of digital video or by connecting rural radio stations to the internet. http://www.fao.org/sd/kn1_en.htm |
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| Entity from: International |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: International |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development Theme 2. Information and communication infrastructure Theme 3. Access to information and knowledge Theme 4. Capacity building Theme 6. Enabling environment Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Theme 9. Media |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 1. Eradicate poverty and hunger MDG 3. Promote gender equality & empower women MDG 7. Ensure environmental sustainability MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development |
| Activity type: Project |
| Time scale: Completed |
| Partners: no information available |