The library profession is strongly committed to protecting and delivering not only access to information, but also the benefits it can bring. Multiple human rights depend on it: freedom of expression and access to information, education, health, economic opportunity, civic engagement, enjoyment of the benefits of science, association,… Read More
The 10th Latin America and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF) took place in Panama City, on 2-4 August. LACIGF provides a space for multi-sectoral dialogue on the Internet Governance agenda for the region. IFLA was represented, highlighting how libraries can help tackle key issues facing the Internet today, from cost of access to educating Internet users about how to spot fake news. 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
Libraries have a major practical role in giving their users access to knowledge and protecting their intellectual freedom. This week in Geneva, IFLA will speak at the World Summit on the Information Society 2017, as well as Human Rights Council consultations, in order to highlight this contribution to governments, business and civil society organisations. 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 has already made a very significant contribution to providing access to information, a long-standing goal of libraries. With four billion already connected, more people can access more knowledge, more easily, than ever before. At a meeting in Washington IFLA highlighted the role of libraries not only in bringing the rest of the world online, but also in empowering people to make the most of the Internet. Read More
Libraries have always been about giving people access to the knowledge they need to take on the world. The Internet can boost this, but only if people have the skills and confidence to be, and feel, safe online. To mark Safer Internet Day 2017, here are some examples of how libraries are helping. 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
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be holding its 11th annual meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 6 to 9 December 2016. The IGF is a multistakeholder space for dialogue regarding policies convened in 2006 by the United Nations General Secretariat. With the UN’s renewal in December… Read More