Translation of "centre visuel " (French → English) :

86. Recalls that, under Parliament's information and communication policy, there has been an extension of activities and new information instruments have been created, with a considerable financial impact on the 2006 budget (Visitors' centre, Web TV, audiovisual facilities); calls on the Secretary-General to submit an implementation and evaluation report on information and communication policy, no later than the end of July 2008;

85. Recalls that, under Parliament's information and communication policy, there has been an extension of activities and new information instruments have been created, with a considerable financial impact on the 2006 budget (Visitors' centre, Web TV, audiovisual facilities); calls on the Secretary-General to submit an implementation and evaluation report on information and communication policy, no later than the end of July 2008;

The SOCAM wants to improve communications between the various communities through newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs, films, and basically any written, spoken or visual communications tools; provide live broadcasting of news programs on aboriginal issues pertaining to culture, the economy and community life in the language of each of those two nations; involve community radio stations in the business' organizational activities; provide technical support and training to local stations to ensure proper rebroadcasting of the network's programs; launch projects designed to improve communications and relationships betwee ...[+++]n aboriginal peoples, between the two nations and between member communities by using new information technologies and communications; operate a broadcasting network for 14 local member stations; establish cooperative and complementary ties with local community radio stations; organize adequate programming that reflects the Atikamekw and Innu culture; inform the locals of major news events that directly affect them; provide local radio stations and their staff with adequate equipment, tools and communication techniques; implement training programs; provide translation and interpretation services; design a television production centre; develop community access via Internet to new information technologies and communications technologies by implementing multimedia access centres for communities—and I could name 23 or 24 communities in Quebec—; implement communication services and infrastructures to support initiatives pertaining to health, learning and community access to cover social and community activities, a project that was in fact taken over by Industry Canada.

This morning, European Commission Vice-President Neil Kinnock opened the Commission's first documentation facility for visually impaired people ("VIP") at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Brussels.

European Commission opens documentation office for visually impaired Interpreters and delegates

It is to be expected that these improved facilities will lead to an increase in the number of qualified visually impaired people who can work more easily in Brussels.