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15. Governments, with the support of the international community, should
promote and encourage local knowledge systems and locally produced content in
media and communications, support the development of a wide range of ICT-based
programmes in local languages, as appropriate, with content relevant to different
groups of young persons, especially young women, and build the capacity of girls
and women to develop ICT.
Providing training to facilitate use of information and communications
technology
16. Governments, in collaboration with relevant actors in the information society,
should ensure that young people are equipped with knowledge and skills to use ICT
appropriately, including the capacity to analyse and treat information in creative and
innovative ways, to share their expertise and to participate fully in the information
society. Efforts should be made to provide special training courses for in-school and
out-of-school youth to enable them to become conversant with ICT and to facilitate
their use of such technologies.
Protecting youth from the harmful aspects of information and communications
technology
17. Governments should strengthen action to protect youth from abuse and to
defend their rights in the context of the use of ICT. In that context, the best interests
of youth are a primary consideration. Governments should promote responsible
behaviour and raise awareness of possible risks for young people arising from the
harmful aspects of ICT in order that they may protect themselves from possible
exploitation and injury.
18. Governments, in cooperation with relevant actors in the information society,
should strengthen action to protect children and youth from abuse and the harmful
impact of ICT, in particular through cybercrimes, including child pornography.
Promoting the use of information and communications technology by persons
with disabilities and other vulnerable groups
19. Governments should facilitate the development of ICT capacity for youth,
including indigenous youth, youth with disabilities and youth in remote and rural
communities.
20. Governments should initiate the development and use of special technical and
legal arrangements to make ICT accessible to all youth, including indigenous youth,
youth with disabilities and youth in remote and rural communities.
Empowering young people as key contributors to building an inclusive
information society
21. Governments should actively engage youth in innovative ICT-based
development programmes and should widen opportunities for youth involvement in
e-strategy processes in a manner that encourages youth to assume leadership roles.
The role of youth in creating, repairing, managing and maintaining ICT should also
be recognized and encouraged.
22. Bearing in mind that literacy and numeracy are preconditions for access to and
effective use of ICT, Governments should promote opportunities through formal and
non-formal channels for young persons to acquire the appropriate knowledge.
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