The international Working Group has finished its work on the Ugra Communique, final document of the IV International Conference “Tangible and Intangible Impact of Information and Communication in the Digital Age”, which took place on 7–9 June, 2022 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation.

 

The event was organised within the XIII International IT Forum by the Russian UNESCO IFAP Committee, Interregional Library Cooperation Centre, Government of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Ugra with the support of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO and Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.

 

The conference gathered over 100 experts from 35 countries – representatives of intergovernmental, international, regional and national non-governmental organisations, universities and research centres, government authorities and institutions in the field of information and communication, science, culture and education, including prominent Russian and foreign experts in the field of philosophy, cultural anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, linguistics, management, international relations, communication, information technology, information security, teacher training, librarianship, museum and archiving, creative industries, diplomats, journalists.

 

The conference was aimed to contribute to the advancement of international and national policies in the field of information and knowledge society building and relevant recommendations; to reducing the gap between the pace of development in the field of information, communication and related technologies, and the ability of science and society to comprehend the changing reality and, accordingly, to influence the vector and nature of progress.

 

Download Ugra Communique in English