The last day of IGF 2016 combined the advocating for public access with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. IFLA's three leaders give a first-hand account of their IGF experience. Read More
On the third day of the Internet Governance Forum the IFLA delegates participated in sessions about the right to be forgotten, mass surveillance, and human rights. Read More
This was the day for our main session for the Dynamic Coalition for Public Access in Libraries, co-organized by IFLA and EIFL. People from different sectors came to talk about how to ensure public access to the Internet, including Vint Cerf from Google and Carolina Rossini from Facebook. In the auditorium we also had people from Wikipedia and from the Internet tech and policy community, and we discussed participation in national and regional forums. Read More
December 6 was the official first day of the Internet Governance Forum in Guadalajara. We participated in the session on Assessing the Role of Internet Governance in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the lightning talk on Finding the Balance: Access to Knowledge and Culture Online which was organised by IFLA. Read More
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Guadalajara takes place on 6-9 December 2016. IFLA will be focusing on promoting the Principles on Public Access in Libraries, which includes infrastructure, policy, copyright, accessibility, privacy, skills development, open access and local content. Read More
Since 2008 Latin America and the Caribbean meet annually in preparation for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), this year to be held 6—9 December in Guadalajara, Mexico. This year saw the ninth LACIGF (Latin America and the Caribbean IGF) take place 27—29 July 2016 in San José, Costa… 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
This document is the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) input to IGF 2016 Community Intersessional Programme – Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion – Phase II. It provides several examples of how public access in libraries contribute to the United Nations… Read More
This session will give an overview of IFLA's advocacy for public access to the Internet in regional and global Internet Governance Forums, and an introduction to the Global Connect Initiative, a programme launched by the U.S. State Department in September 2015 with the purpose of bringing 1.5 billion people online by 2020. Read More
Public Access: Supporting Digital Inclusion for All. Maximising The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) For Inclusive Social And Economic Development. Briefing on Public Access for the WSIS+10 High-Level Event, 9-13th June 2014. Briefing written together with APC (Association for Progessive Communications) and TASCHA (Technology & Social… Read More