Communication for Development
Encyclopedia
Communication for Development (C4D) is a broad term used to refer to all the different types of communication that need to take place in societies if sustainable democratic development is to occur.
It encompasses access to and exchange of information, dialogue, creation of knowledge and open access to knowledge, development communication
, strategic communication, participatory communication, expressive culture, media, information and communications infrastructure and technologies.
C4D recognises that communication processes often reflect power relations and aims to address this by enabling people’s capacities to understand, negotiate and take part in decision-making that affects their lives.
The growing interest in this sector lead to the first World Congress on Communication for Development
organized by the FAO
ComDev Team, The World Bank
and The Communication initiative in Rome
, Italy
, in October 2006.
It encompasses access to and exchange of information, dialogue, creation of knowledge and open access to knowledge, development communication
Development communication
Development Communication, has been alternatively defined as a type of marketing and public opinion research that is used specifically to develop effective communication or as the use of communication to promote social development...
, strategic communication, participatory communication, expressive culture, media, information and communications infrastructure and technologies.
C4D recognises that communication processes often reflect power relations and aims to address this by enabling people’s capacities to understand, negotiate and take part in decision-making that affects their lives.
The growing interest in this sector lead to the first World Congress on Communication for Development
World Congress on Communication for Development
The first World Congress on Communication for Development was held in Rome, Italy from October 25 to 27, 2006.- Main objective :Hosted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organized by The World Bank, FAO and The Communication Initiative, the First World Congress on Communication for...
organized by the FAO
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ComDev Team, The World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and The Communication initiative in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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, in October 2006.
External links
- FAO ComDev
- FAO ComDev on twitter
- Panos London
- The Communication Initiative Network
- UNICEF C4D
- Communication for Sustainable Development Initiative CSDI
Further reading
- [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ai143e/ai143e00.pdf World Congress on Communication for Development - Lessons, Challenges, and the Way Forward] (2007)
- Panos London, At the heart of change: The role of communication in sustainable development (2007)
- Panos London, The case for communication in sustainable development (2007)