Le constat que la valeur ajoutée centrale (en référence à une notion économique, celle de la valeur ajoutée) devient de plus en plus l'intelligence de l'information. Ainsi, dans une société de l'information, la connaissance devient la plus-value recherchée.
*Entretien du 3 mai 2001
= Quoi de neuf depuis notre dernier entretien?
Le gouvernement du Canada a accepté l'ensemble des douze recommandations du rapport: Le gouvernement du Canada et le français sur internet. Des investissements importants ont été réalisés à cet égard cette année. Notamment 80 millions de dollars (canadiens, soit 62 millions d'euros, ndlr) pour la numérisation des collections, 30 millions (23,3 millions d'euros, ndlr) pour la constitution du Musée virtuel canadien et, le 2 mai 2001, l'annonce de 108 millions supplémentaires (83,7 millions d'euros, ndlr) afin d'accroître les contenus culturels canadiens sur internet. Je représente également le Canada à un comité d'experts de l'Unesco pour la promotion du multilinguisme et de l'accès universel à l'internet.
[EN] Alain Clavet (Ottawa)
#Policy analyst with the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages in
Canada
"The mandate of the Office of the Commissioner is: to ensure recognition of the status of English and French, Canada's two official languages; to ensure respect for the Official Languages Act; to provide information about the services of the Office of the Commissioner, aspects of the Official Languages Act and its importance to Canadian society. The Commissioner protects: the right of members of the public to use English or French to communicate with federal institutions and receive services from them as provided for in the Act and its regulations; the right of federal employees to work in either official language in designated regions; the right of all English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians to enjoy equal opportunities for employment and advancement in federal institutions." (extract from the website)
Alain Clavet analyses policies related to linguistic duality in the Internet and in broadcasting. In August 1999 he wrote a report called The Government of Canada and French on the Internet. In the introduction, he says: "The Internet can have a profound influence on the organization of the Government of Canada and how it provides services to and communicates with Canadians. The English language predominates on all electronic works, including the Internet. It is therefore vital that the Commissioner ensure that French has its equitable place in exchanges that use this new method of communication and publication."
*Interview of September 3, 1999 (original interview in French)
= How did using the Internet change your professional life?