69. Thus, apart from the international centre for the reception and
accommodation of journalists, the Press Centre will comprise of a conference
hall, a centre for training and organization of refresher courses for journalists and
social communication technicians and also serve as the headquarters of the
various associations of journalists.
(5) Support Project for Community Radio Stations (PARCOM)
70. The PARCOM support project is designed to provide substantial logistical
and administrative support for rural community radio stations to enable them to
offer services which meet immediate needs.
71. The main activities under PARCOM are the following:
Training of staff of the community radio stations in the area of journalism ,
management and maintenance ;
Establishment of a support mechanism for community radio stations ;
Establishment of a monitoring and supervision system.
72. As a result of this important project, Senegal will acquire the technical and
institutional resources necessary to support the ambitious decentralization
programme under which local government will be a driving force for
sustainable development. On the other hand, it will enable civil society to have
the requisite communication tools necessary for the establishment of a crosscutting outlook on development issues and also initiate genuine dialogue at the
grassroots level for the emergence of an effective citizenship consciousness and
oversight responsibility over the Millennium Development Goals.
(6) Switching from analogue to digital radio and television broadcasts
73. In view of the important stakes of this project, a National Digital Committee
(CNN) was established by Prime Ministerial Order 13 with the aim of providing
guidelines, coordination and steering of actions to be carried out to ensure
switching from analogue to digital radio and television broadcasting system.
74. In fact, to succeed in switching from analogue to digital system for all and
sundry by June 2015, Senegal has established standardization mechanisms and
technological choices, dissemination platforms, adaptation of the legal and
regulatory framework for radio and television broadcasts, including
management of issues relating to democratic access to digital broadcast and
implementation of an information strategy for the general public.
75. The Government of Senegal solemnly renews its commitment to the African
Commission on Human and People’s Rights that the Government will spare no
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Cf. Order No 07593 of 26 August 2010.
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