Knowledge management and information for decision-making: UNESCO’s Role and Contribution (including activities since January 2005 and future activities)

The contribution of UNESCO to Chapter XVIII of the Mauritius Strategy relates to the generation of new knowledge in many technical and non-technical fields as well as to the transmission and use of knowledge through education and communication. As such, other chapter headings (left) provide access to many activities that also concern ‘Knowledge management and information for decision-making’. Included here are many of the entries relating to communication and ICTs, science and technology, education and capacity building, enabling environments, and so on. More specific examples include contributions to early warning systems (Chapter II), community multimedia centres and the participation of all in the emerging global information society (Chapter X) and distance education (Chapter XIV). Hotlinks to a handful of these issues posted elsewhere on this website – together with some additional entry points – are provided here. ----------------------- PROJECTS Towards Knowledge Societies World Summit on the Information Society MOST Social Sciences Research Results for Policy Making Distance Learning and the Building of New Knowledge Societies Community Multimedia Centres Connecting Island Communities : Nurturing Telecentre Initiatives in the Pacific Local e-Governance Preserving Documentary Evidence Information Literacy Internet Discussion Forums Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century/UNESCO Institute for Statistics 'Knowledge Management and Information for Decision-Making' and '60 Minutes to Convince' Participation Programme UNESCO Focal Points for 'Knowledge Management and Information for Decision-Making' in SIDS Regions