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Internet Governance Forum 2014: IFLA talks copyright, public access, and local content

The 9th Internet Governance Forum takes place this week in Istanbul at a time when Internet Governance experts are debating how best to shape the future of the Internet.

ITU Report on ICT Indicators

WSIS+10 outcome documents recognise role of libraries

IFLA at the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) High Level Event (HLE)

Next week IFLAwill be participating in the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) High Level Event (HLE) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Public Access: Supporting Digital Inclusion for All

IFLA, along with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington have prepared a briefing paper “Public access: Supporting digital inclusion for all – Maximising the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for inclusive social and economic development”.

IFLA engages in NETmundial discussions on behalf of libraries and their users

Libraries on the agenda at NETmundial

TaC/IFLA Open Forum calls on governments to consider guidelines on better inclusion of vulnerable groups in the Information Society

Looking back on IFLA’s participation in the 8th Internet Governance Forum, Bali

Last week IFLA was represented at the 8th Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia, where the libraries’ perspective on intellectual property, free trade, access to information for disadvantaged peoples, net neutrality, human rights and development was contributed to a number of panels.

Closing of the WSIS+10 Review Meeting

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”.