Information in and for the Information Society
The goals of reducing poverty and building more just and equitable societies underpin a global vision enshrined in 2000, when the UN General Assembly1 adopted the Millennium Development Goals, aimed at creating an environment at the national and global levels that will stimulate economic and social development. The eight goals, signed by 189 nations, include commitments to education, health and environmental sustainability. They call for a global partnership for development, and include a target to “make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications” by working “in co-operation with the private sector.”2
