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Anastasia PARSHAKOVA
Deputy Director, Interregional Library Cooperation Centre;
Project Coordinator, Russian Committee,
UNESCO Information for All Programme
(Moscow, Russian Federation)
Elaborating Practical Guidelines for the Stakeholders
of Multilingualism Development
The Declaration of Principles of the World Summit on the Information Society
stressed that the policy of information society building should be based on
respect for cultural identities, cultural and linguistic diversity, traditions and
religions, should inspire and promote dialogue among cultures and civilizations.
The creation, dissemination and preservation of content in diverse languages
and formats are accorded high priorities.
The Geneva Plan of Action calls for the exchange of knowledge, experiences
and best practices on policies and tools designed to promote cultural and
linguistic diversity at regional and sub-regional levels.
Potential stakeholders of the multilingualism promotion process – those who
can and should contribute to the maintenance and strengthening, equipping
and development of language – are numerous.
Of course, government policies and activities are of paramount importance.
Efficient policy includes a set of interrelated measures aimed at strengthening
and improving the activities by all other major stakeholders.
Let us name these stakeholders:
• education;
• research institutions;
• memory institutions;
• cultural institutions:
• book and media publishers;
• bookstores, newspaper and magazine stands;
• digital media;
• ICT industry;
• NGOs;
• private sector.