[Media Caucus] media references in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society

[Tracey Naughton]

Hi


Here are some highlights that mention media in the Tunis Agenda for  
the Information Society.  I have only done a first read. it seems  
clear that we still need to lobby to have media represented on the  
Internet Governance Forum.

UNESCO is suggested in the Annexe as the follow up agency for MEDIA.

Tracey Naughton



20.  We recognise that, as a result of the growing impact of  
sustainable private sector investment in infrastructure, multilateral  
and bilateral public donors are redirecting public resources to other  
development objectives, including Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers  
and related Programmes, policy reforms and mainstreaming of ICTs and  
capacity development. We encourage all governments to give  
appropriate priority to ICTs, including traditional ICTs such as  
broadcast radio and television, in their national development  
strategies. We also encourage multilateral institutions as well as  
bilateral public donors to consider also providing more financial  
support for regional and large-scale national ICT infrastructure  
projects and related capacity development. They should consider  
aligning their aid and partnership strategies with the priorities set  
by developing countries and countries with economies in transition in  
their national development strategies including their poverty  
reduction strategies.

42.  We reaffirm our commitment to the freedom to seek, receive,  
impart and use information, in particular, for the creation,  
accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. We affirm that measures  
undertaken to ensure Internet stability and security, to fight  
cybercrime and to counter spam, must protect and respect the  
provisions for privacy and freedom of expression as contained in the  
relevant parts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the  
Geneva Declaration of Principles.

a)     89 (n) promoting the use of traditional and new media in order  
to foster universal access to information, culture and knowledge for  
all people, especially vulnerable populations and populations in  
developing countries and using, inter alia, radio and television as  
educational and learning tools;

89 (0) Reaffirming the independence, pluralism and diversity of  
media, and freedom of information including through, as appropriate,  
the development of domestic legislation. We reiterate our call for  
the responsible use and treatment of information by the media in  
accordance with the highest ethical and professional standards. We  
reaffirm the necessity of reducing international imbalances affecting  
the media, particularly as regards infrastructure, technical  
resources and the development of human skills. These reaffirmations  
are made with reference to Geneva Declaration of Principles  
paragraphs 55 to 59.




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