(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Getachew Engida, Deputy-Director-General of UNESCO, underscored that UNESCO is the main 'soft-power actor' in the World Summit follow-up, facilitating implementation of 6 out of the 18 action lines. While infrastructure, devices and connectivity were important, they were 'worth little' if girls, women, boys and men did not know how to use them, did not have the knowledge to develop content or have the right to freed expression, privacy or access. Only with such 'soft' dimensions could...
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