| WSIS STOCKTAKING & PARTNERSHIPS : ACTIVITY DETAILS |
| Entity: |
Bangladesh - Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC) website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Promoting Appropriate Technologies and Policies to Uphold the Value “ICT as Basic Human Right” website of the activity |
| Activity description: | BNNRC now strives for the following core interventions to achieve Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS), World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Action Plan, UNESCO Declaration for Cultural Diversity and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Bangladesh 1. Awareness on correlations of ICT, poverty alleviation and Institutionalization of Democracy and Right to Information (RTI) 2. Establishment of ICT Resource Center and Promotion of Rural Knowledge Volunteers (RKV) as primary ICT catalyst in remote rural areas; 3. Advocacy and Campaign for Bridging the Digital Divide/Information Divide/Knowledge Divide through Community Radio - voices for the voice-less/ voices for the rural people; 4. Piloting Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) projects at rural areas to create show case examples for greater multiplication through Rural Knowledge Center (RKC)/ Tele Centre, 5. Establishment of Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) through Amateur Radio (HAM Radio) Promotion, 6. Establishment of People's Right in Telecommunication/ Global Commons/Country Commons. 7. To promote the adoption of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), open standards, and open content for development |
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| Entity from: Asia and Pacific - Bangladesh |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: National |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development [ICT for sustainable development] [ICT in Parliaments] Theme 3. Access to information and knowledge Theme 4. Capacity building Theme 6. Enabling environment Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life [E-government] [E-government strategies] [E-government systems] [Measuring e-government] [Knowledge management] [E-learning] [E-health] [E-environment] [Ensure sustainable ICTs] [E-agriculture] Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Theme 9. Media Theme 10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society Theme 12. Achieving WSIS targets (PoA, Section B) Theme 14. Follow-up and evaluation (PoA, Section E) Theme 15. Towards WSIS Phase 2 (Tunis) (PoA, Section F) |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 1. Eradicate poverty and hunger MDG 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education MDG 3. Promote gender equality & empower women MDG 4. Reduce child mortality MDG 5. Improve maternal health MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases MDG 7. Ensure environmental sustainability |
| Activity type: Project |
| Time scale: Ongoing: 2005 - 2010 |
| Partners: Cordaid, Freevoice, Article19 and UNESCO |