User:Sarah GM/IPDC

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I work at UNESCO and would like to update this article with current information, adding new sections and some copy-editing. If someone could review this information I would be very grateful

--Sarah GM (talk) 13:09, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Background
On December 10, 1948, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as Resolution 217 A (III). It stated that "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

In 1977, UNESCO initiated the International Commission for the Study of Communications Problems, known as the MacBride Commission and named after the Commission's Chairman Sean MacBride. The Commission was given a three-year time frame to conduct investigations and report back to UNESCO. In October 1980, the report Many Voices, One World was presented at the Belgrade Assembly.

As a result of the report, UNESCO launched the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) the same year in Belgrade. The Intergovernmental Conference’s for Co-operation on Activities, Needs and Programmes for Communication Development resolution aims at increasing cooperation for communication infrastructure and to reduce the digital divide between countries.

With the IPDC, Member States point out the essential role of access to information, of the relation between communication, development and media pluralism. The 11th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the IPDC highlighted the role of communication in covering the divide and inequalities between the developed and developing countries. The session also called on public policy work at the national level and further interagency cooperation inside the United Nations.

Financing
The IPDC’s financing mechanism is meant to maintain the independence of the Programme through a Special Account allowing countries to make voluntary contributions.

Knowledge-Driven Media Development (KDMD)
Knowledge-Driven Media Development (KDMD) is an IPDC special initiative agreed on at the 57th meeting of the IPDC Bureau in March 2013. The framework promotes a “knowledge-driven”, “context-sensitive” media development approach, that takes into account “the challenges and opportunities of the media environment”.

During its 29th session, the IPDC Council integrated the Programme’s work into the “Post-2015 Development Agenda” distinguishing SDG indicator 16.10.2 (access to information and freedom of expression) as its main responsibility and calling Member States to strengthen national public policies. The IPDC’s official responsibilities are to:


 * “Collect data from national statistical systems
 * Provide a story-line for the annual global SDG progress report, including the High Level Political Forum’s Global Sustainable Development Report
 * Provide and regularly update metadata
 * Work on the methodological development and further refinement of the indicator
 * Contribute to statistical capacity building in the area of the indicator
 * Coordinate with agencies and stakeholders who are interested in contributing to the indicator development”

Media Viability Indicators (MVIs) The Media Viability indicators helps “assess the sustainability of media businesses and assist actors in developing responses that can promote media viability as an important pillar of media development”.