Jointly
created in 1994 by UNESCO and Université du Québec à Montréal,
Orbicom, the network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications, embodies 28 Chairs and
over 250 associate members in 71 countries with representation from communications
research, ICT for development, journalism, multimedia, public relations, communications
law and more. The international collaboration of academics, corporate decision
makers, policy consultants and media specialists makes Orbicom a unique network
and constitutes a truly multidisciplinary approach to the promotion of communications
development. Since 1996, Orbicom has general consultative status with the Economic
and Social Council of the United Nations. Orbicom is engaged in a number of efforts
focusing on ICTs, including assessment instruments such as Digital Review of Asia
Pacific and Monitoring the Digital and Knowledge Divides. In 2002, Orbicom received
the UNESCO/UNITWIN award for the quality of its projects. To find out more about
Orbicom, visit its trilingual website http://www.orbicom.uqam.ca
or contact orbicom@uqam.ca This
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