Noting that while the processes of globalization, which have been facilitated by the rapid development of information and communication technologies, afford unprecedented conditions for enhanced interaction between cultures, they also represent a challenge for cultural diversity, namely in view of risks of imbalances between rich and poor countries,
ob ugotovitvi, da procesi globalizacije, ki jih pospešuje hiter razvoj informacijske in komunikacijske tehnologije, s tem da ustvarjajo popolnoma nove razmere za večjo interakcijo med kulturami, pomenijo tudi izziv za kulturno raznolikost, zlasti glede na možno neravnotežje med bogatimi in revnimi državami,