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The mission of the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) |
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The mission of the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) is to reduce the digital divide and thereby contribute to the creation of a fair, all-inclusive information society: - by putting information and communication technologies at the service of human development;
- by facilitating access to the society of knowledge for everybody;
- by contributing to the Millennium Goals.
Objectives of the Fund:- to ensure affordable and fair access to the information technologies and their contents for everybody, especially marginalized groups.
- to promote such access as a basic right in both the public and private domains, irrespective of market fluctuations, growth and profitability, with respect for an information society that is socially, culturally, economically, financially and ecologically sustainable;
- to guarantee access to information and knowledge to everybody, contribute to the autonomy and healthy development of each individual, and strengthen the commitment of local collectivities at the social, political, economic and cultural levels;
- to reduce economic, social and cultural disparities by the mobilization of fresh resources generated by innovative financial mechanisms for development, in particular the “one percent for digital solidarity” principle , a financing tool specifically devoted to the fight against the digital divide.
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