UNESCO finalizes a series of consultations on Internet Universality Indicators in Latin America

news_iu_latin_2.jpg Regional LAC consultation in São Paulo Brazil, working group discussions, photo by Ricardo Matsukawa, © Cetic.Br© Cetic.Br 08 March 2018In partnership with several Latin American partners, UNESCO Montevideo Office concluded on 5 March 2018 a sequence of debates related to its draft indicators. Four working groups got down to business at the premises of UNESCO Category II Regional Centre of Studies for the Development of the Information Society (CETIC.br) last week. They were undertaking a detailed assessment of the draft indicators for UNESCO’s concept of Internet Universality.…

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