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World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization (WCSDG) RELEVANCE FOR THE RELEVANCE FOR THE MEDIA, CULTURE, MEDIA, CULTURE, GRAPHICAL SECTOR GRAPHICAL SECTOR Ümit EFENDIO Ğ LU Policy Integration Department International Labour Office

BACKGROUND OF WCSDG REPORT • WCSDG created in February 2002 • Two Co-Chairs, 19 independent members, five ex-officio members from ILO • Diverse backgrounds - business, labour, politics, academia and civil society • First systematic attempt to analyze the social dimension of globalization • Report launched in February 2004 • First report on globalization based on dialogue and search for common ground WCSDG: World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization

MEDIA, CULTURE AND ICTs IN THE REPORT • ICTs as enablers of globalization • Access to information via global media • Increased awareness of global disparities • Spread of democracy • Cultures and values affected by globalization – Concern for dominance of English and Western-owned media – Concern for homogenization of news, views, cultures and values ICTs: Information and Communication Technologies

MAIN MESSAGES OF THE REPORT • Critical but positive view of globalization • Many benefits, but also widening inequalities and exclusion • Fair rules • Better governance for a fair and inclusive globalization • Dialogue among all social actors • Decent work for all

GOVERNANCE AND GLOBAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS • Beginning at home – coordinated/integrated policy responses – building national institutions – local and national governance • Emergence of global production systems – Risk of a “race-to-the-bottom” through incentive competition – More cooperation on cross-border competition policy for equal market access

AN EXAMPLE FROM THE CULTURE SECTOR • Findings of recent ILO studies in 5 creative industries in the culture sector in SADC countries on a par with those of WCSDG: – Governed by multinationals – Developing countries at the bottom end of the global value chain – Employment conditions sporadic, precarious and informal – Need for an integrated view SADC: Southern African Developing Countries WCSDG: World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization

MOBILIZING ACTION: WHAT CAN YOU DO? • A fair globalization can only be achieved by a fair and inclusive information society. • Eliminating digital divide – Access to ICTs – investment in infrastructure – Creative adaptation and effective use of ICTs – education and skills • Proposal of WCSDG: Policy Development Dialogue on global capacity building through education and skills for information technology • Responsible media for quality global dialogue WCSDG: World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization

FINAL REMARKS • WCSDG report is relevant to all sectors • It calls for action to remedy the unfair course of globalization • If no action is taken, inequalities will exacerbate • You have a voice towards better governance and a fair and inclusive globalization • Engage in social dialogue to develop policies to counter the adverse effects of globalization WCSDG: World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization