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2.
Promote inter-cultural awareness by organising exchange
programmes between young people and youth organisations within
and across States Parties.
States Parties recognise that the shift towards a knowledge-based
economy is dependent on information and communication technology
which in turn has contributed towards a dynamic youth culture and global
consciousness. In this regard, they shall:
a)
Promote widespread access to information and communication
technology as a means for education, employment creation,
interacting effectively with the world and building understanding,
tolerance and appreciation of other youth cultures;
b)
Encourage the local production of and access to information and
communication technology content;
c)
Engage young people and youth organisations to understand the
nexus between contemporary youth culture and traditional African
culture, and enable them to express this fusion through drama, art,
writing, music and other cultural and artistic forms;
d)
Help young people to use positive elements of globalisation such as
science and technology and information and communication
technology to promote new cultural forms that link the past to the
future;
Article 21: Youth in the Diaspora
States Parties shall recognise the right of young people to live anywhere in the
world. In this regard, they shall:
a)
Promote the equivalence of degrees between African educational
institutions to enable the youth to study and work in State Parties;
b)
Promote the recruitment of African youth with specialized skills, in
the spirit of African solutions for African problems, according to
national policies and priorities;
c)
Facilitate youth organisations to liaise and collaborate with the
African youth Diaspora;
d)
Establish structures that encourage and assist the youth in the
diaspora to return to and fully re-integrate into the social and
economic life in Africa;