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The WSIS+10 Review concluded on Wednesday, 27 February with a lively multi-stakeholder debate across a large number of panel sessions. All sessions were asked to produce recommendations to feed into the final UNESCO statement “Information and Knowledge for All an Expanded Vision and a Renewed Commitment”.
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.
A special session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place from 18-22 February 2013 in Geneva to reach consensus on the draft text of an international treaty on copyright limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons and persons with print disabilities.
The IFLA UNIMARC Core Activitiy invites papers to be presented at 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Singapore, August 2013.
IFLA will be hosting two panel sessions during the WSIS +10 meeting.
The newsletter is published in electronic format (PDF file, 3.3 MB)
IFLA is pleased to launch a new set of resources relating to eBooks and libraries
IFLA is pleased to join with ICA, CCAAA, ICOM, ICOMOS and ICSTI in adopting the CDNL recommendations of Principles on Global Cross Sectoral Digitisation Initiatives.
UNESCO organized an international conference The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation, in September 2012 in Vancouver, Canada.
Theme: Tools Developed for a Better Sharing of Religious Information
Theme: Tools Developed for a Better Sharing of Religious Information
Theme: Rare and special collections in the Asian or Oceanian context
Theme: Libraries and Social Movements: A Force for Change
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