The work is focused on the development of an enhanced version of the Ubuntu desktop with features specific to the Chinese market. The new version is called Ubuntu Kylin and the first version will be released in April 2013 in conjunction with Ubuntu's global release schedule. Future work will extend beyond the desktop to other platforms.

As Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and Canonical mentioned, the release of Ubuntu Kylin brings the Chinese open source community into the global Ubuntu community.

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The China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Centre (CSIP) a annoncé une nouvelle architecture de référence pour les systèmes d'exploitation chinois. CSIP a choisi Ubuntu de Canonical comme le fondement de cette architecture de référence afin de fournir un système flexible, ouvert, système d'exploitation largement utilisé et standardisé.

Le travail est axé sur le développement d'une version améliorée du bureau Ubuntu avec des caractéristiques spécifiques au marché chinois. La nouvelle version est appelée Ubuntu Kylin et la première version sera disponible en Avril 2013 en liaison avec le calendrier d'Ubuntu sortie mondiale. Les travaux futurs au-delà du poste de travail vers d'autres plateformes.

Comme Mark Shuttleworth, fondateur d'Ubuntu et Canonical,  a mentionné, la sortie d'Ubuntu Kylin apporte à la communauté chinoise de logiciel libre dans la communauté mondiale Ubuntu.

http://www.canonical.com/content/canonical-and-chinese-standards-body-announce-ubuntu-collaboration

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Employability, Democracy and Sustainable Communities on top of the survey on the thematic agenda of the 8th UNESCO Youth Forum

For the first time in its 14-year history, the UNESCO Youth Forum is designed with young people. Through a series of online surveys and consultations, young women and men in all regions of the world can decide on the Forum’s thematic agenda, preparatory process, format and overall programme.

An integral part of UNESCO’s General Conference, the Youth Forum is a unique space allowing youth delegates from across the world to share their experiences, exchange ideas and submit their proposals to representatives of 195 UNESCO Member States, thereby contributing to the global debate on UNESCO’s strategic orientations on youth.

Phase 1 of the online consultation was successfully concluded allowing youth to identify the Forum’s thematic agenda!

From 14 to 24 February 2013, 1,895 young women and men across the world responded to the online Survey on the theme of the Forum, selecting two priority thematic areas between the 7 themes suggested.

Employability & Democracy and sustainable communities were the top two choices with respectively 515 respondents for the first one (majority in Europe and North America and in Africa) and 512 respondents for the second one (majority in the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean).

All detailed results of this survey will be available soon on this website!

It is now time to launch Phase 2! Participate by filling in the questionnaire available at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C5J2CSD

From 13 March to 9 April 2013 you, women and men between 15 and 35 years old, will be able to contribute to:

• Formulating the main theme of the Forum which should combine both thematic areas: Employability & Democracy and sustainable communities, in a more youth-friendly language.
• Identifying innovative modalities of the Forum on the format (plenaries, thematic debates, working groups, capacity-building sessions, etc.) as well as on the outcome (recommendations, action projects, roadmap, network building, etc.).

For more information on the:

-       UNESCO Youth Forum: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/youth/youth-forums/

-       7th UNESCO Youth Forum (October 2011): http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/youth/youth-forums/7th-unesco-youth-forum/

The UNESCO Youth Programme

youth@unesco.org

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La consultation sur le 8^e Forum des Jeunes de l’UNESCO continue !

Employabilité & Démocratie et communautés durables en tête du questionnaire sur le thème du 8^e Forum des Jeunes de l’UNESCO

En 14 ans d’histoire, le Forum des Jeunes de l’UNESCO est, pour la première fois, conçu par les jeunes ! A travers une série de questionnaires en ligne et de consultations, des jeunes femmes et hommes de toutes les régions du monde ont la possibilité de décider sur le thème du Forum, son processus de préparation, son format et son programme.

Partie intégrante de la Conférence générale de l’UNESCO, le Forum des jeunes est un espace unique, permettant à des jeunes délégué-e-s du monde entier de partager leurs expériences, d’échanger leurs points de vue et de soumettre leurs propositions aux représentants des 195 Etats membres de l’UNESCO, contribuant ainsi à la réflexion sur les orientations stratégiques de l’Organisation en matière de jeunesse.

La Phase 1 de la consultation en ligne, visant à identifier le thème du 8^e Forum, s’est achevée avec grand succès !

Du 14 au 24 février 2013, 1 895 jeunes femmes et hommes à travers le monde ont répondu au questionnaire en ligne afin d’identifier le thème du Forum, sélectionnant deux thématiques parmi les 7 proposées.

L’employabilité et la démocratie et les communautés durables sont arrivées en tête avec 515 voix pour le premier thème (une majorité en Europe, Amérique du Nord et Afrique) et 512 voix pour le second (une majorité dans les Etats arabes, en Asie-Pacifique et en Amérique latine et Caraïbes).

L’ensemble des résultats détaillés de ce questionnaire sera bientôt publié sur ce site web.

Le moment est venu de lancer la Phase 2 ! Participez-y en remplissant le questionnaire disponible au lien suivant : https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C5J2CSD

Du 13 mars au 9 avril 2013, vous, femmes et hommes de 15 à 35 ans, pourrez contribuer à :

• Formuler le thème principal du Forum en combinant les deux thématiques : Employabilité & Démocratie et communautés durables, dans un langage adapté aux jeunes.

• Définir les modalités du Forum tant sur le format (séances plénières, débats thématiques, groupes de travail, sessions d’initiation et de formation sur le renforcement des capacités, etc.) que sur les résultats (recommandations, projets opérationnels,  feuille de route, création de réseaux, etc.).

Pour plus d’informations sur le :

-       Forum des Jeunes de l’UNESCO : http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/social-and-human-sciences/themes/youth/youth-forums/

-       7^e Forum des Jeunes (octobre 2011) : http://www.unesco.org/new/fr/social-and-human-sciences/themes/youth/youth-forums/7th-unesco-youth-forum/

Le Programme Jeunesse de l’UNESCO

youth@unesco.org

http://unesco-ci.org/cmscore/events/37-beyond-code-are-human-rights-part-internet%E2%80%99s-dna

Cisco Webex Remote participation : http://j.mp/WSIS2013RPR7
Access code : 957 323 273
Event password : wsis
International phone number : http://j.mp/webexphones (for audio for low bandwidth connections)

Could not make it to Paris? See the Full Programme and click here to participate remotely!

In the debate on the inequality between men and women, the
media pays an important role since they contribute to influencing and shaping
the perception of people, their attitudes and behaviors, especially in the
relations between men and women.

- See more at: WSIS+10: Gender and Media

Just a few amazing language facts.

• In Lebanon, TV, newspapers and music are usually in three languages: Arabic,
  English and French.

What are the languages on the internet?

• All languages are not equal in the digital space. Of the roughly 6,500
  languages that exist, only 60 languages are represented on the internet.

• Swahili is spoken by over 30 million people but it is basically inexistant
  in cyberspace.

• UNESCO assists Governments in safeguarding linguistic diversity and
  promoting multilingual competencies.

- See more at: WSIS+10: Linguistic diversity and multilingualism on Internet

Northern Uganda has suffered a civil war for more than twenty-two years. This chronic instability has caused a dramatic surge in internally displaced persons and has also created tens of thousands of child soldiers, who have been abducted and forced to serve in militias. Among the many challenges that these youth face are lacking access to education and resources. The conflict has also created a technology gap in the region, causing youth to be cut off from modern technologies such as computers and internet connectivity.

In 2012, the PeaceEarth Foundation (PEF) (an international NGO founded by Forest Whitaker, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation), established the Harmonizer Program in Northern Uganda. The Harmonizer Programme is a three-year programme that targets young people who are motivated to be pioneers in peace-building and agents of positive change within their communities. The programme educates youth in conflict resolution, leadership, community-building, and ICT and social media skills so that they can spearhead peace and development efforts.

See Youtube Video: Conflict and Reconciliation: Forest Whitaker talks from Hope North

See more at: WSIS+10: ICT for Development

There were over 6 million phone subscriptions in 2012, still in many places, paper and books are luxuries. Phone screens are like e-readers, and phone lines are the bridge from home to school. To find out if teenagers in South Africa would read stories on their mobile phones, Steve Vosloo, manager of the Nokia-UNESCO partnership, launched the m4Lit (mobiles for literacy) project and Yoza Cellphone Stories was born. Launched by the Shuttleworth Foundation, the stories include mobile novels, Shakespeare and other classic authors.

“When records are not well managed, governments cannot be held accountable.
It is easy to misuse information, hide fraud and corruption, and draw inaccurate
conclusions. Delivery of justice is impaired, and human rights cannot be
protected. Citizens cannot prove unfair treatment or defend themselves from
false accusations.” – Anne Thurston (International Records Management
Trust).

- See more at: WSIS+10: Digital Preservation and Protecting Civil Rights

- See more at: WSIS+10: Access for people with disabilities