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Civil Society input to the ICT Empowerment Charter |
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Monday, 18 October 2004 |
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Civil Society representatives met in Cape Town on 8 September to discuss their
needs and concerns regarding the ICT Empowerment Charter.
Of interest to Translate.org.za was that this meeting raised, amongst
other points, the following
specific language related issue:
5) Language as a factor in achieving empowerment
The charter should acknowledge the impact of language as a barrier to achieving
the goal of economic empowerment and bridging the digital divide. The charter
should be made available for people to read in their own language. The ICT
charter website should be language sensitive and allow users to select their
preferred language profile. When addressing communities due respect should be
given to local language and culture. |
