Indigenous Voices in Asia (IVA) project background

Indigenous Voices in Asia (IVA) project background:
discussion on research reports by UNDP and UNESCO
Facilitated by Cobi Smith,
Australian Youth Ambassador for Development, Australian Volunteers for International Development
New Media and Communications Development, AIPP Research and Communications Development Programme
At the IVA workshop for networking and developing a regional a regional indigenous media strategy,
on Monday 15 July 2013 in Bangkok.
Slides from this discussion are available for reference online at:
www.slideshare.net/cobismith/IVAsiabackground

2012
Report
released
last year
(2012)

“access to information and communication
avenues have an empowering element, and
play a significant role in strengthening
democratic governance, making it more
inclusive, responsive and accountable.”
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia-Pacific Regional Centre 2012,
Indigenous Voices in Asia-Pacific: Identifying the Information and Communication Needs of Indigenous Peoples, p1

“UNDP’s Indigenous Voices initiative focuses
on how media environments and
communication interventions can empower
indigenous peoples by enhancing inclusive
participation, voice and governance
accountability on indigenous issues.”

“regional and national interventions to
increase the participation of indigenous
peoples in decisions affecting them.”

“The Indigenous Voices initiative is based
on the premise that some of the most
serious problems faced by new and
fragile democratic systems are social
exclusion and the low participation of
poor and vulnerable groups.
In Asia-Pacific, a significant percentage of
the poor and vulnerable are
indigenous peoples.”

“Factors that hinder their inclusion and
participation include a lack of information
and inadequate communication channels
for them to express their perspectives and
influence public opinion.
Indigenous peoples often have limited
awareness of how to exercise their rights,
communicate their grievances and
participate in public debates.”

Communication
for Empowerment
(C4E) assessments
2009-2011 in five
countries

Framework for Communication for Empowerment
(C4E) assessments in five countries

Media Development Indicators
devised by the International Programme for the
Development of Communication (IPDC) at the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/publications-and-communication-
materials/publications/full-list/media-development-indicators-a-framework-for-assessing-media-development/

Media Development Indicators are in five categories:
CATEGORY 1: A system of regulation conducive to freedom of expression,
pluralism and diversity of the media
CATEGORY 2: plurality and diversity of media, a level economic playing field and
transparency of ownership
CATEGORY 3: media as a platform for democratic discourse
CATEGORY 4: professional capacity building and supporting institutions that
underpins freedom of expression, pluralism and diversity
CATEGORY 5: infrastructural capacity is sufficient to support independent and
pluralistic media
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 2008,
Media Development Indicators: A framework for assessing media development , p11

Research covered:
• freedom of expression
• freedom of information
• safety of journalists
• community media
• digital communication
• information and communication technology
(ICT)

Recommendations included:
• piloting or expanding indigenous media initiatives
• improving media literacy
• sharing experiences through skills exchanges
• building capacities in media production
• using new media platforms

Article 16
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to
establish their own media in their own
languages and to have access to all
forms of non-indigenous media
without discrimination.
2. States shall take effective measures
to ensure that State-owned media
duly reflect indigenous cultural
diversity. States, without prejudice to
ensuring full freedom of expression,
should encourage privately owned
media to adequately reflect
indigenous cultural diversity.

The media – both traditional forms as
well as new digital media channels –
have so far failed to fully support the
inclusive participation of indigenous
peoples, both in terms of diversity in
their staffs and in the content they
produce.

Indigenous Voices in Asia-Pacific: Identifying the Information and Communication Needs of Indigenous Peoples, p11-12

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