Content tagged IGF
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- 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...
News - 2 December 2019
Tags: Access to information, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Germany, IGF, Internet governance, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA at the Internet Governance Forum
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...
Event - 12 December 2017
Tags: digital literacy, IGF, Information society, Internet governance, Internet Governance Forum, Public Access, Webinar, webinar, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) – Libraries Important Partners in Internet Governance
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...
News - 30 January 2017
Tags: Access to information, Development, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Public Access, Sustainability
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 4
This was the last day of the Internet Governance Forum 2016. In the session on Networks & solutions to achieve SDGs agenda - Internet at play, the discussion focused on the impact of...
News - 16 December 2016
Tags: 2030 Agenda, Access to information, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 3
On the second day of the Internet Governance Forum, IFLA participated in sessions about the right to be forgotten, mass surveillance and human rights online. This gave us the opportunity to tackle...
News - 16 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, RTBF, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 2
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...
News - 9 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, dc-pal, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Internet Governance Forum 2016 Library Diary: Day 1
December 6 was the official first day of the Internet Governance Forum in Guadalajara. Team libraries participated in Assessing the Role of Internet Governance in the Sustainable...
News - 8 December 2016
Tags: Access to information, Copyright, IGF, igf2016, Internet governance, Public Access, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- The library association of El Salvador at LACIGF 9
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...
News - 2 September 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Costa Rica, IGF, Internet governance
- 11th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
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...
Event - 30 August 2016
Tags: Advocacy, dc-pal, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Meeting, Mexico, Policy
- Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion - DC-PAL Input
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 -...
Publication - 11 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, dc-pal, Development, IGF, Internet governance, Policy, SDGs, Sustainability, UN 2030 Agenda, Statements
- Public Access in Libraries - Session in Columbus
You are invited to attend session 191, Public access in libraries, which is hosted by IFLA, in collaboration with the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (Internet Governance Forum...
News - 9 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, dc-pal, Freedom of information, IFLA WLIC 2016, IGF, Public Access, Sustainability
- Public Access: Supporting Digital Inclusion for All
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...
Publication - 22 July 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Public Access, Sustainability, Leaflets
- Stanford Report Finds Public Internet Access in Libraries Top Rated Solution to the Digital Divide
In a new report, Stanford scholars James Fishkin and Max Senges et al. have explored how to actively involve different kinds of stakeholders in internet governance discussions. The researchers...
News - 8 July 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Democracy, Digital divide, Freedom of information, IGF, Information policies, Internet access, Internet governance, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Participants Discuss Public Access in Libraries at Internet Governance Forum 2015
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015, with the theme ‘Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development,’ took place in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10-13...
News - 3 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, IGF
- IFLA takes library issues to the Internet Governance Forum 2015
The 10th Internet Governance Forum takes place this week in João Pessoa at a time when Internet Governance experts continue to debate how best to shape the future of the Internet...
News - 9 November 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF
- 10th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting
The IGF will be holding its 10th annual meeting in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10 to 13 November 2015. The theme of the meetings will be “Evolution of Internet governance:...
Event - 14 September 2015
Tags: Brazil, Copyright reform, Event, IGF, Internet economy, Internet governance
- Internet Governance Forum 2014: IFLA talks copyright, public access, and local content
The 9th Internet Governance Forum takes place this week in Istanbul at a time when Internet Governance experts are debating how best to shape the future of the Internet....
News - 1 September 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Turkey
- International Leaders Programme: Report on the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)
Report on the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) 23-16 September 2013 Nairobi, Kenya 1. Introduction The AfIGF held its Second Annual face-to-face Forum at the...
News - 19 November 2013
Tags: Africa, IGF, Internet access, Internet Governance Forum, kenya, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Looking back on IFLA’s participation in the 8th Internet Governance Forum, Bali
Last week IFLA was represented at the 8th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Bali, Indonesia, where the libraries’ perspective on intellectual property, free trade, access to information for...
News - 29 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Day 2 at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013
On Day 2 at IGF, IFLA participated in five workshops with topics spanning rights issues for disadvantaged and indigenous peoples, copyright and content creation and net neutrality. IFLA...
News - 24 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Day 1 at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013
Yesterday was day 1 at the Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia, and the librarians were out in force! This year, alongside representatives from IFLA over 40 librarians from the broader...
News - 23 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to start next week in Bali, Indonesia
Participate in the IGF via remote participation, see the details on remote participation. The theme of the IGF in Bali, running from 22 -25 October 2013, is ‘...
News - 18 October 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, IGF, Indonesia, Information policies, Internet access, Policy, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries meeting at the 2013 IGF
The Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC - PAL) will meet for the second time at the Internet Governance Forum in Bali on Wednesday 23rd October, 16.30 – 18.00...
News - 16 October 2013
Tags: Advocacy, IGF, Indonesia, WSIS, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Internet Governance Forum 2012 - videos from IFLA workshops now available
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...
News - 8 April 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Azerbaijan, IGF, Internet access
- The IFLA Position on Internet Governance
IFLA issued a Position on Internet Governance in 2005 in connection with the second phase of WSIS in Tunisia. As WSIS enters a review period in the run up to its assessment by the UN General...
Informational Page - 1 March 2013
Tags: dc-pal, IGF, Information society, Internet governance
- Reports on the IGF and WSIS
This page summarieses the past IGFs and WSIS meetings from an IFLA perspective. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): First phase Geneva - 2003 Second phase...
Informational Page - 20 February 2013
- IGF Baku - Workshop 189 outcomes 'Open Government Data for citizens, by citizens, about citizens?'
Open Institute Kenya, Open Rights Group, Affilias, the UK Taxpayers Alliance and IFLA addressed the issue of “Big Data” and how the increasing trend of governments around the world...
News - 29 November 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Internet Governance Forum
IFLA participates in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) since 2008 with the aim of ensuring that libraries are visible and active in the debate on Internet governance....
Informational Page - 12 November 2012
Tags: IGF, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- IGF Baku - Workshop 146 outcomes 'Intellectual property rights and the freedom to share'
IFLA’s final workshop at the IGF 2012 took place on the morning of Thursday 8th November in Baku. The IFLA Director of Policy and Advocacy participated in a panel on intellectual property...
News - 12 November 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- IGF Baku - Workshop 168 outcomes 'Capacity building Initiatives'
At an IGF workshop on Wednesday 7th November IFLA and other library representatives made the case for libraries as key actors to help vulnerable and marginalised people play a key role in...
News - 8 November 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- IGF Baku - Workshop 130 outcomes 'Digital Inclusion and Public Access to the Internet'
At IGF 2012 Baku, Workshop 130 IFLA, EIFL and ISOC’s workshop on public libraries and digital inclusion kicked off the first afternoon of the 2012 Internet...
News - 7 November 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- IGF Baku - Intellectual property rights and the freedom to share: are the two compatible? (8th November, Workshop 146)
This workshop will focus on the tensions between intellectual property rights and the freedom to share. It will interrogate such questions as: Is the classical conceptualization of copyright...
News - 7 November 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- IGF Baku - Capacity building Initiatives for better economic and social inclusion of vulnerable people in the Information society (7th November, Workshop 168)
The workshop is the continuation of the Vilnius (WS 109) and Nairobi (WS 126) discussions on the use of ICTs by vulnerable people. The propose of this workshop is to have...
News - 6 November 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- IGF Baku - Digital Inclusion and Public Access to the Internet (6th November 2012, Workshop 130)
IFLA, together with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) and the Internet Society (ISOC) will hold a workshop during this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku,...
News - 5 November 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- Seventh Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
The seventh meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will take place from 6-9 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The IGF is a UN-sponsored event to discuss the main public policy issues...
Event - 31 October 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, Meeting, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)
- IFLA at the Internet Governance Forum in Baku, 6-9 November 2012
watch the live webcast! ‘Internet Governance for Sustainable Human, Economic and Social Development’ The seventh meeting of the Internet Governance...
News - 31 October 2012
Tags: Azerbaijan, Digital inclusion, IGF, Intellectual property, Internet Governance Forum, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)