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Singapore’s Punggol Regional Library welcomed His Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. His visit focused on initiatives and efforts to promote digital inclusion.
Malaysia has been given the opportunity to host the 19th Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians General Conference and Meeting (CONSAL XIX) in 2025. In preparation for CONSAL XIX, the Executive Board of CONSAL had their second meeting, held in a hybrid mode, on 15 July 2024. Most members from Malaysia were present physically at the National Library of Malaysia and regional participants attended virtually.
I am happy to have the opportunity to share an update on the preparations for the IFLA Information Futures Summit taking place in a little less than two months in our region.
This is a message from IFLA's Asia-Oceania Regional Regional Office Manager.
This is a message from IFLA's Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee Chair.
The event held contemporary and historical public debates on the power of knowledge and information conveyed by institutions and people with different profiles and trajectories within the fields of research, activism and professional practice in different parts of the world. Individuals presented research projects and initiatives that aim to improve and make access to information more equal.
We are happy to announce that the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) was successful in its application for charity (ANBI) status. Find out more about this achievement.
The thirteenth edition of the contest “A corto di libri. Short of books: short films tell about libraries” is open!
We are looking for a contractor to join us in crafting and implementing a new vision and look for the Library Map of the World website. Is this you? We invite bidders to submit proposals for redesigning the Library Map of the World by 2 September 2024.
As part of the preparation of the 2024 Trend Report, we are calling on IFLA members, volunteers and the wider library field to share their views on which trends will matter most in the years to come, as well as how you see them working together. Deadline: 28 August 2024.
Qatar National Library (QNL) is the host of IFLA's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Division Committee. In this role, is has a mission to support the development of the field in the region. A great example of this was a recent training programme for Omani students in cutting-edge librarianship. We are grateful to QNL for sharing information about this initiative.
IFLA was represented at the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference 2024, engaging with key partners in the EdTech ecosystem to make the case for libraries to be integrated into broader EdTech plans in Africa. We are grateful to Damilare Oyedele for this report.
Are you passionate about impact and evaluation? If you are looking for a challenge and are brilliant at what you do, read on for our job opportunity as Impact Officer
This document represents a unification of library voices in regard to the Internet, it provides our vision of the Internet we want, it sets out a compelling narrative about the place of libraries in the digital space and provides a series of recommendations for different actors. Of course, we also see the manifesto as an opportunity to ensure that the library voice remains relevant and strong in the international discussions that are shaping the way forward in Internet Governance processes.