"This report is the outcome of an expert mission, undertaken at the request of several Member States in the African region, by Unesco with the co-operation of the International Telecommunication Union and the Economic Commission for Africa. The mission approached its task from the point of view of t
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he economic feasibility of a regional satellite broadcasting system. By studying educational needs and costs, and projections of population and gross national product; believing that the massive use of television would be necessary to solve the problems of education and information dissemination in the region; having estimated the costs of the various components of a system for television distribution by satellite - the mission evolved a model of a system which met the criteria it established. The report describes that model and mentions a number of variations to it and a possible phased implementation. As the mission itself points out, the report is not to be construed as a recommendation for an African satellite system, but assesses the potentialities of this new technology in the African context, and identifies some possible options worth detailed investigation." (Foreword)
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"The General conference of Unesco decided to convene a series of regional conferences on the promotion and distribution of books, the first of which, on Asia, was held in Tokyo from 25th to 31st May 1966. The present document presents a report on this conference (pp. 5-32), dealing with the problems
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of book promotion in Asia - Estimation of the requirements of the region, production and distribution, international circulation of books, training, research and professional associations. The second part of this work gives the principal points of the main working document of the conference, presenting a statistical analysis of the present situation in Asia as well as forecasts of future needs." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1826, topic code 19)
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