Orbicom

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