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02989aam a2200337 a 4500 001 0C881EB4F76711E7BF59292497128E48 003 SILO 005 20180112010205 008 051208t20052005fr ab b i000 0 eng d 020 $a 9789231040009 020 $a 9231040006 035 $a (OCoLC)62510789 040 $a FQG $c FQG $d IaU $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 245 00 $a Towards knowledge societies / $c [director of publication, JeÌroÌme BindeÌ; preface by KoiÌchiro Matsuura]. 264 1 $a Paris, France : $b UNESCO Publishing, $c [2005] 300 $a 226 pages : $b color illustrations, color maps ; $c 28 cm. 490 1 $a UNESCO world report ; $v [1] 505 0 $a From the information society to knowledge societies -- Network societies, knowledge and the new technologies -- Learning societies -- Towards lifelong education for all? -- The future of higher education -- A research revolution? -- Science, the public and knowledge societies -- Risks and human security in knowledge societies -- Local and indigenous knowledge, linguistic diversity and knowledge societies -- From access to participation: towards knowledge societies for all. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-226). 520 $a This book distinguishes between knowledge societies and the information society. While the information society is based on technological breakthroughs, knowledge societies "encompass broader social, ethical and political dimensions." The Report focuses in particular on the foundations on which knowledge societies that will optimize sustainable human development are constructed. The Report analyzes the increasingly important role played by knowledge in economic growth and advances that it can serve as a new springboard for development in the countries of the South. It also presents a detailed analysis of the factors blocking the access of many countries to the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies, especially the growing digital divide and restrictions on freedom of expression. Finally, it makes a series of recommendations to improve the situation. 650 0 $a Knowledge, Sociology of. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072731 650 0 $a Information technology $z Developing countries. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008123691 650 0 $a Sustainable development $z Developing countries. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010115175 650 0 $a Education, Higher. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041065 700 1 $a BindeÌ, JeÌroÌme. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82158631 700 1 $a Matsuura, KoÌichiroÌ, $d 1937- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88197094 710 2 $a Unesco. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79054523 830 0 $a UNESCO world report ; $v 1. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005120179 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180112033311.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0C881EB4F76711E7BF59292497128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search