The World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2016 represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ICT for development community, and is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD. On Monday 2 May, Stuart Hamilton will be a panellist in… Read More
IFLA has co-signed an open letter calling on the EU Commission to ensure that upcoming copyright reforms promote access to information and freedom of expression across Europe. Read More
Statement on Social media concentrates on children’s and young adults safety, privacy and online behavior and it was approved on IFLA WLIC at Cape Town, 2015. The statement has a message for the children: how to enjoy online resources safely and responsibly, and how to deal with possible unpleasant… Read More
IFLA has joined an international coalition to offer a framework of safeguards and best practices for intermediary liability for third-party content and for the handling of requests to restrict or take down content. Read More
This update reflects the many changes that have taken place in the world over the last ten years and reinforces the vital role of library and information services in ensuring equitable access to the Internet and its services in support of freedom of access to information and freedom of expression. Read More
Last November the IFLA team attended the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku. During our time there we were run four workshops. These workshops were very successfully received and the videos are now available online. Workshop 130: Digital Inclusion and Public Access to the Internet:… Read More