IFLA and library voices in Internet Governance: the week of IGF2021
IFLA will take part in the 2021 IGF, including co-organising a workshop on public acess in libraries on 9 December. Read More
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- 11 November 2021
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Library Voices in the Internet Governance Forum 2021: A Look Ahead
The upcoming 2021 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) offers libraries an opportunity to engage with internet governance policy dialogues, and to shape their role in helping achieve these ambitious goals. Read More
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- 11 November 2021
The Role of Libraries in National Broadband Plans and Policies
A 2-part report by IFLA and EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) explores the roles libraries play in different national broadband policies and plans, and how such policy measures were implemented in practice. Read More
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- 10 November 2021
Library voices in Internet Governance: upcoming engagement opportunities
Digital rights and inclusion, media literacy, the ethics of algorithms, and many other pressing goals and questions continue to be at the heart of internet governance dialogues. Read More
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- 02 September 2021
Libraries in the broadband ecosystem: gearing up for IFLA WLIC 2021
The past 20 months have required libraries around the world to not only find ways to deliver their services remotely when possible – but also to reflect on their broader roles in the digital ecosystem. Read More
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- 18 August 2021
- By: anonymous
Libraries for Digital Inclusion: Charting the Course for 2021
Public access in libraries can be a powerful tool to bring more people online - particularly as the world is working to meet global connectivity goals and ambitions in the next few years. But how to realise its potential? You can join the discussion and help shape the agenda of the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries for 2021! Read More
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- 09 April 2021
- By: anonymous
Human Rights, Internet Governance and the Global Library Field in 2021: A Look Ahead
The past year saw important developments in both the human rights and internet governance fields, with consequences for the work of libraries around the world. We look ahead to how IFLA plans to engage in the human rights and internet governance fields in 2021 – and how you can get involved! Read More
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- 25 January 2021
- By: anonymous
IGF 2020 Update: Wrapping Up Week 1, and a Look Ahead
The 2020 Internet Governance Forum – the first one to take place fully online – has just wrapped up its first week. Here is a quick look back at some relevant discussions – and engagement ideas for the coming days! Read More
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- 06 November 2020
- By: anonymous
A Look Ahead to the 2020 Internet Governance Forum
Between 2 and 17 November, the first fully-virtual Internet Governance Forum will bring together stakeholders from around the globe. IFLA continues to engage – and encourages libraries to take part in – discussions on how the internet works and should be governed in many areas that impact the library field. From digital inclusion to privacy, access to content, accessibility, digital skills and beyond – there are many relevant discussions worth engaging in. Read More
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- 02 November 2020
- By: anonymous
IFLA at IGF 2019
Between 25 and 29 November 2019, IFLA participated in the 14th annual Internet Governance Forum meeting in Berlin. The key messages IFLA emphasised were the importance of policy support for public access in libraries, the role of libraries in enabling meaningful connectivity, and in generating meaningful internet content through digitisation efforts. Read More
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- 02 December 2019
- By: anonymous