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From: Stuart Hamilton <Stuart.Hamilton@ifla.org>
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Subject: [IFLA-L] Policymakers and libraries at the 2011 IGF, Kenya
From: Stuart Hamilton <Stuart.Hamilton@ifla.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:02 PM
Subject: [IFLA-L] Policymakers and libraries at the 2011 IGF, Kenya
Dear Colleagues
Last September IFLA, along with EIFL, participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF - http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/) in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition to attending the plenary sessions and workshops and making interventions on behalf of libraries, IFLA and EIFL representatives also were involved in two particular workshops at the conference.
The first workshop, titled “Do policymakers understand the role of libraries in mobilising the Internet as a catalyst for development, innovation and freedom?” was organised by EIFL in connection with their recent research into perceptions of public libraries in Africa (http://www.eifl.net/perception-study). This workshop is now available to watch in its entirety on the IGF’s YouTube Channel:
The first workshop, titled “Do policymakers understand the role of libraries in mobilising the Internet as a catalyst for development, innovation and freedom?” was organised by EIFL in connection with their recent research into perceptions of public libraries in Africa (http://www.eifl.net/perception-study). This workshop is now available to watch in its entirety on the IGF’s YouTube Channel:
For those of you unable to spare an hour to watch the full video, the transcript can be found here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/108-transcripts/837-...
A description of the workshop is here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=Worksh...
The second workshop, on copyright and the role of intermediaries, should be uploaded to YouTube soon – I will send a note to IFLA-L when it is available.
IFLA and EIFL are continuing to work within the context of the main IGF, which meets this year in Baku, Azerbaijan, as well as at the regional IGFs, beginning with the EuroDIG in Stockholm in June (http://www.eurodig.org/). We have created a ‘Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries’ within the IGF which will be active in Baku and beyond. More information on this will also be forthcoming from the IGF Secretariat. For those who are interested in Internet governance issues and the role that libraries can play in them, I strongly recommend that you investigate if a forum exists in your country or region and then get involved. There is a list of national and regional IGF initiatives here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/regional-igfs
I will be happy to provide more information about the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, the IGF in general and libraries’ activities within it. Please mail me offlist if you are interested.
Kind regards,
Stuart
Stuart Hamilton
Director of Policy and Advocacy
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
P.O. Box 95312
2509 CH The Hague
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00 31 70 314 0884
Twitter: @iflaspa
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