News from IFLA

IFLA Hosts Trend Report Meeting at UNAM, Mexico City

On the 4th and 5th March 2013 IFLA, in association with the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) hosted a high-level meeting in Mexico City to help prepare the IFLA Trend Report. Ten experts from eight countries were invited to discuss the trends that will affect society over the next ten years, with a particular emphasis on the effects they will have on the information environment in which libraries operate.

Continued… | 7 March 2013 | General IFLA news | Mexico, Trend Report, KI1

International Meeting of Experts on the Safeguarding of Mali’s Cultural Heritage, UNESCO Headquarters, 18 February 2013

Continued… | 28 February 2013 | Cultural Heritage | Preservation, Mali, Preservation, Cultural heritage

Day Two at WSIS+10 Review Meeting and the IFLA panels

The 2nd day of the WSIS+10 review meeting at UNESCO HQ in Paris was held on the 26th of February. The very extensive programme included sessions on topics ranging from freedom of expression, mobile learning, to e-business and cultural diversity. The variety of panels gave the opportunity to learn more about best practices in these areas and the work done since 2003.

Continued… | 27 February 2013 | Information Society | France, WSIS

Start of WSIS+10 Review Meeting at UNESCO HQ in Paris, France

Continued… | 25 February 2013 | Information Society | WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society), Information literacy, France