IFLA will be attending this year’s annual Internet Governance Forum – the 12th edition – in Geneva, Switzerland. This is an important opportunity both to make the case for an Internet that works for libraries, but also to show how libraries can build a better Internet. Read More
El 14 de diciembre a las 16:00hs (CET), acompáñenos en un webinar de 30 minutos para obtener más información sobre la participación de la IFLA en el Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (IGF), cómo la IFLA promueve el acceso público en las bibliotecas alrededor del mundo, y cómo usted puede… Read More
On December 14 at 11:30 (CET), join us for a 30-minute webinar to learn more about the role of IFLA at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and how IFLA advocates for public access in libraries worldwide and how you can engage and help move things forward. The speaker will… Read More
For information to play a full role in helping people to learn, find work and live healthily, simply laying cables may not be enough. The way in which access to knowledge is provided strongly affects the impact it has in communities, especially those facing the toughest development challenges. At the Asia-Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum, IFLA set out how libraries can help. Read More
The 10th Latin America and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum offers an opportunity to explore current trends in uses and governance of the Internet. Bringing together government, business and civil society from across the region, it is also a strong stage for libraries to highlight their contribution, from sharing their… Read More
The eighth Asia-Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum provides an opportunity to discuss key policy issues around the way the Web works, both exploring regionally specific trends and contributing to the global Internet Governance Forum in December of this year. IFLA will be there, underlining both the values of… Read More
This year’s European Digital Assembly took place in Malta, bringing together representatives of the EU, national governments, business and civil society. It focused on the opportunities and challenges raised by the development of the digital economy, and how policy makers should respond. Libraries have a clear role in ensuring that the Internet develops in a way that benefits everyone. Read More
The 2017 edition of EuroDIG – the European Dialogue on Internet Governance – offers an opportunity both to shape the debate on Internet governance in Europe, and to feed into discussions for the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in December. IFLA will be attending in order… Read More
The 2017 Conference of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will offer an opportunity to deepen the connections between Internet governance and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. IFLA has long argued that access to information, ito which the Internet has… Read More
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has just published its reports on the outcomes of its intersessional activities – the day to day work that takes place outside of major conferences. One of the outcomes is from activity on Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling… Read More