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| Entity: |
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Communication Policy Formulation in the Field of Communication for Development website of the activity |
| Activity description: | began in the 1990s when FAO was asked by the Government of Mali to assist in designing a communication for development policy. The communication for development group developed a methodology to assist in the design and implementation of national communication for development policies. FAO have since assisted Governments of Guinea Bissau (1995), Central African Republic (1998), Cape Verde (1999), Burkina Faso (2000) and Niger (2002) in designing communication for development policies. In 2002, FAO held a regional workshop for ECCOWAS countries (15 in total) to support the design and implementation of national information and communication policies for sustainable development in Africa. Since 2003, FAO has been assisting the Government of Senegal to design a national communication for development policy. |
| Contact: | Send a message to the contact for this activity |
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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 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Theme 9. Media |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 1. Eradicate poverty and hunger MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development |
| Activity type: Programme |
| Time scale: Ongoing |
| Partners: no information available |