BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InvisionCommunity Events 5.0.10//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN REFRESH-INTERVAL:PT15M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M X-WR-CALNAME:Network Calendar NAME:Network Calendar BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:https://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19720326T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19721029T020000Z RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:World Development Information Day DTSTAMP:20221226T110325Z SEQUENCE:0 UID:387-7-014e54df8e55db0ddedbc25b476240ab@moraga.se ORGANIZER;CN="Julio Moraga":julio@moraga.se DESCRIPTION:\n (A/RES/3038 (XXVII))\n\n\n\n An essential part of the wor k on development consists of the mobilization of public opinion in both de veloping and developed countries in support of set objectives and policies . Governments of the more advanced countries must continue and intensify t heir endeavors to deepen public understanding of the inter-dependent natur e of development efforts\, and of the need to assist the developing countr ies in accelerating their economic and social progress. Similarly\, Govern ments of developing countries must continue to make people at all levels a ware of the benefits and sacrifices involved\, and to enlist their full pa rticipation in achieving the development goals and objectives.\n\n\n\n The mobilization of public opinion has to be the responsibility mainly of nat ional bodies. Governments may give consideration to the establishment of n ew national bodies or to strengthening the existing ones designed to mobil ize public opinion\, as a long-term measure\, to give increasing developme nt orientation to the educational curricula. Considering that leadership c an make a significant contribution to the mobilization of public opinion\, the formulation of concrete aims by the competent authorities is indispen sable.\n\n\n\n The role of the organization of the United Nations has been to assist the various national information media\, in particular by suppl ying adequate basic information from which these media may draw both subst ance and inspiration for their work.\n\n\n\n In 1972\, the General Assembl y established World Development Information Day to draw the attention of t he world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them (resolution 3038(XXVII)). The Assembly decided t hat the date for the Day should coincide with United Nations Day\, 24 Octo ber\, which was also the date of the adoption\, in 1970\, of the Internati onal Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade .\n\n\n\n The Assembly deemed that improving the dissemination of informat ion and the mobilization of public opinion\, particularly among young peop le\, would lead to greater awareness of the problems of development\, thus \, promoting efforts in the sphere of international cooperation for develo pment.\n\n\n\n Background\n\n Since the 1970s\, Governments dedicated them selves to the fundamental objectives enshrined in the Charter of the Unite d Nations to create conditions of stability and well-being and to ensure a minimum standard of living consistent with human dignity through economic and social progress and development. The launching of the First United Na tions Development Decade in 1961 marked a major world-wide endeavor to giv e concrete substance to that solemn pledge. Since then\, attempts have con tinued to adopt measures for that purpose.\n\n\n\n Unfortunately\, however \, the standard of living for millions of people in the world is still pit ifully low: they are often still undernourished\, uneducated\, unemployed and wanting in many basic amenities. Nonetheless\, the current frustration s and disappointments must not be allowed to cloud the vision or stand in the way of the development objectives.\n\n\n\n The success of internationa l development activities depends in large measure on improvement in the ge neral international situation that requires concrete progress particularly in the promotion of equal political\, economic\, social and cultural righ ts for all members of society.\n\n\n\n The ultimate objective of developme nt must be to bring about sustained improvement in the well-being of the i ndividual and to bestow benefits on all. If undue privilege\, extremes of wealth\, and social injustice persist\, then development fails in its esse ntial purpose. The international community must rise to the challenge of t he present age of unprecedented opportunities offered by science and techn ological advances\, such that they may be equitably shared by all countrie s and\, in turn\, may contribute to the accelerated economic development t hroughout the world.\n\n\n\n Science and Technology\n\n Developing countri es must continue to increase their expenditure on research and development . They must also continue their concerted efforts\, with appropriate assis tance from the rest of the world\, in expanding their capability to apply science and technology for development\, so as to enable the technological gap to be significantly reduced.\n\n\n\n Full international cooperation m ust be extended for the establishment\, strengthening and promotion of sci entific research and technological activities\, which have a bearing on th e expansion and modernization of economies. Particular attention must be d evoted to fostering technologies suitable for each country\, and concentra ted research efforts should be made in relation to selected problems - the solutions to which can have a catalytic effect in accelerating developmen t.\n\n\n\n New Solutions to Development Challenges\n\n The information and communications technologies have the potential to provide new solutions t o development challenges\, particularly in the context of globalization\, and can foster economic growth\, competitiveness\, access to information a nd knowledge\, poverty eradication\, and social inclusion that will help t o expedite the integration of all countries\, especially developing countr ies\, in particular the least developed countries\, into the global econom y.\n\n\n\n Furthermore\, it is a well-established fact that information an d communications technologies present new opportunities and challenges and that there is a pressing need to address the major impediments that devel oping countries face in accessing new technologies\, such as insufficient resources\, infrastructure\, education\, capacity\, investment and connect ivity\, and issues related to technology ownership\, standards and flows. In this regard\, we call upon all stakeholders to provide adequate resourc es\, enhanced capacity-building\, and technology transfer on mutually agre ed terms to developing countries.\n\n\n\n The Digital Divide\n\n However\, there are concerns regarding the digital divide in access to information and communications technology tools and broadband connectivity between cou ntries at different levels of development\, which affects many economicall y and socially relevant applications in areas such as government\, busines s\, health and education\, and further expresses concern with regard to th e special challenges faced in the area of broadband connectivity by develo ping countries\, including the least developed countries\, small island de veloping States and landlocked developing countries. (A/RES/65/141)\n\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19721024 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR