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Building Inclusive Knowledge Societies
Session organized by the UNCT in India and other UN entities
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Human Need sand Rights
Knowledge Societies
Cultural &Linguistic Diversity
Education forAll
Access toInformation &
Knowledge
Freedom of Expression
Creation DisseminationAccess Preservation
Pluralism Inclusion Diversity Openness Participation
Information Knowledge
Human Needs Human Rights
Wisdom
The UNESCO Approach
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Human Need sand Rights
Scope and Range of Interventions
• UNCRPD (2006)o UNESCO promotes the awareness and implementation of the
UNCRPD. India among the first signatories to the UNCRPD in 2007.o Focus on policy development and development / use of ICTs.
• Activitieso Working with Governments to strengthen national policies; to help
introduce specific legislation to protect PWDs’ rights; and to help define service goals for PWDs.
o Working with stakeholder groups to promote effective utilization of ICTs for and by PWDs (including customization of digital media)
o Offering technical expertise and knowledge support though specialized reports.
o Sharing good practices (at national, regional and global levels)
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Human Need sand Rights
The Indian Context: Two Sets of Challenges
Policy ICTs1 Existing Acts for empowering PWDs should
complement each other in a clear and coherent manner
Mapping of ATs by sector and type of disability – identification of gaps and opportunities
2 Mechanisms to enforce provisions of relevant Acts and prerequisites for compliance should be in place
Address gaps pertaining to tools for access and availability of content
3 Capacity building of PWDs should be built into the policy framework
Provide users, technologists, manufacturers and service providers a platform that allows (1) an understanding of the needs of PWDs; (2) the co-planning and co-design of devices / ICTs; (3) Usability tests and feedback from PWDs
4 Greater synergy between relevant Departments and Ministries at state and central levels
Lowering the cost of ATs and ICT-enabled services for PWDs
5 Close gaps between policy formulation and implementation
Strengthen the policy base for promoting ICTs for PWDs
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The National Conference and Exhibition
• ‘ICTs for Persons with Disabilities: Taking Stock and Identifying Opportunities’ (Sep 2014)o Partnership with Ministry of Communications and IT and Open Knowledge
Communityo Stock-taking: India’s achievements and challenges – ICT-related policy
formulation and implementation, innovation, content development, and provision of access for PWDs
o Roundtables (experts, users, consumers, PWDs)o Knowledge Mall: Exhibition of existing and emerging tech solutions for PWDs
(Exhibitors: Govt bodies, private sector, CSOs)o Interactive review forum: Manufacturers, technologists and users critically
review existing technologies / solutions (Structured feedback)
• Participantso Government, CSOs, IT industry, UN agencies, research and academic
institutions, information and media professionals, students (HE)
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Focus Areas
Aspirations of Youth
ICTs for Inclusive K-12 Education
ICTs for Inclusive Higher Education (HE)
Web Access and Compliance with Web Accessibility Standards
Gaps in educational / training facilities for PWDs;Access to study material and job opportunities;Reviewing the National Youth Policy
Gaps: Availability and use of ICTs in schools; Access: Delivery mechanisms; Quality: Content design, teacher sensitization and capacity building; Compliance: M&E
Barriers to opportunities for HE; ICT-enabled dissemination of / access to content; Staff training and sensitization; Support systems for using ICTs in HE. capacity building; Compliance: M&E
Accessibility and compliance of Govt websites offering e-services; corrective actions; using cost-effective open source tools to enable accessibility; language exclusion as a barrier to online access capacity building; Compliance: M&E
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Focus Areas
Employment and Professional Growth for PWDs in an ICT-enabled Economy
ICT-enabled Participation of PWDs
in Arts and Cultural Life
Findings from the Knowledge Mall:
Review and Analysis
Promoting jobs for persons with specialized skills; Linking PWDs to livelihood info and job openings; ICT support for PWDs at the workplace; Skill development, training and certification of PWDs in the ITES sector
Access to cultural institutions, heritage sites and museums; Available ICTs and proposed development of infrastructure / ATs to allow access for PWDs
Interactive forum for stakeholders to jointly examine whether available technologies meet the needs of PWDs; and to discuss how they might be developed further to enhance their utility
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Outcomes: Work in Progress
Community of Practice(OKC Knowledge
Platform)
National Compendium of Assistive
Technologies
Tech Lab: Demos, User Feedback, Products in
Action
Core Committee: Access to Culture and
the Arts Films for Advocacy Fund for Assistive
Technologies
State of the Nation Report: ICTs for
Persons with Disabilities
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Thank You
24 November 2014