Content tagged Digital inclusion

As the Safer Internet month draws to a close, libraries around the world scale up, maintain and continue to explore new ways to champion digital literacy, online safety and wellbeing in their...

News - 25 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital inclusion, Digitial literacy

Every February, libraries around the world support and take part in the Safer Internet Day campaign - to raise awareness and organise learning opportunities to help young people navigate the...

News - 9 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Information technology, Safer Internet Day

Every February, many countries celebrate and organise events dedicated to Safer Internet Day. A wide range of stakeholders – from parents and educators, to libraries, media professionals,...

News - 9 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Information technology, Internet governance, Safer Internet Day

The United Nations has underlined the role of libraries in extending connectivity and building skills, ahead of discussions about how digital technologies can advance social development....

News - 8 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Social inclusion, sustainable development goals

The past year saw important developments in both human rights and internet governance fields. They shaped and affected the work of libraries around the world - from efforts to help deliver on the...

News - 25 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital inclusion, Human rights, Internet governance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Safer Internet Day is an annual event that brings together diverse stakeholders from around the globe to empower young internet users, raise awareness and support skills-building to...

Publication - 21 January 2021

Tags: Children, Digital inclusion, Young adults, Publications

Libraries are well-positioned to deliver equitable media and information literacy learning opportunities for their communities. As part of a project curated by Tactical Tech and implemented...

News - 13 January 2021

Tags: Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Knowledge society, Lifelong learning, Media literacy

IFLA's new research into digital skills strategies highlights examples of where governments have recognised the role of libraries in helping people become more competent, confident internet...

News - 9 December 2020

Tags: Digital inclusion, digital literacy, digital skills

In this research paper, IFLA looks across strategies and other policy documents prepared by governments, in order to identify how and where this potential is recognised. The paper...

Publication - 9 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, digital literacy, digital skills, Reports

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only highlighted old and created new challenges for the library field, but also opens an opportunity for change, if we can seize it. We interviewed Damilare Oyedele...

News - 1 December 2020

Tags: Advocacy, Africa, Digital inclusion

The 2020 IGF – the first to take place in a fully virtual format – has drawn to a close. With over 250 online sessions, many issues that were raised are relevant for the global library...

News - 19 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital inclusion

​Libraries were early adopters of the internet, seeing its potential to connect people to ever more information.  While numbers of people with home connections has increased, the...

Publication - 11 November 2020

Tags: Digital inclusion, Internet access, Public Access, Infographics

The 2020 Internet Governance Forum – the first one to take place fully online – has just wrapped up its first week. Here is a quick look back at some of the relevant discussions...

News - 6 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, IGF, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital inclusion and access to key content and services online has been at the heart of efforts to adjust and continue educational, research, cultural and other key...

Event - 3 November 2020

Tags: Digital inclusion, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Workshop

The 15th United Nations Internet Governance Forum takes place this year virtually, bringing together stakeholders from around the globe to talk about key issues concerning the way the internet...

Event - 2 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Event, Internet governance

Between 2 and 17 November, the first fully-virtual Internet Governance Forum will bring together stakeholders from around the globe. IFLA continues to engage – and encourages libraries to...

News - 2 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Digitisation, Freedom of expression, IGF, Internet access, Internet governance, Internet Governance Forum, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has submitted a statement ahead of the 59th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Social Development, focus on the role of digital technologies. The statement underlines the need to...

News - 27 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, SDGs, social development

This year's Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will be the first following its recognition as an official UNESCO event. Taking place online, it will focus both on the...

Event - 26 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital inclusion, GAPMIL, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, MIL, UNESCO

​IFLA launched the Library Pledge for Digital Inclusion on 16 October, and is welcoming signatures. Below you can find the Pledge, and the signatories as of 3 December 2020. You can sign up to the...

Publication - 22 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

[Note: edited 21 October to add pledges from A4AI and Gigabit Libraries Network] ​The global health crisis has exposed the size and seriousness of the digital divide for all to see. The...

News - 16 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Press Release, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA is proud to sign up to two documents addressing a key issue of our time – the digital divide. The first calls on governments to act to support investment in wider connectivity and the...

News - 16 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Internet access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The 2020 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) took place between 27 and 30 of September. This platform offers unique opportunities for dialogue and collaboration among the...

News - 8 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital inclusion

The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum is a regional platform for multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration around the way the Internet works and is governed. This forum offers...

Event - 25 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Digital inclusion

​ For many libraries around the world, the mission to offer equitable access to information and knowledge also means supporting digital inclusion through public internet access offers...

Event - 7 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Webinar, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA alongside EBLIDA, LIBER, NAPLE,  Public Libraries 2030 and SPARC Europe has signed a joint letter calling on European leaders to reconsider their choices around the EU budget for...

News - 6 August 2020

Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digital inclusion, Europe, research

E-government – the use of ICT to deliver public services and conduct government operations – aims not only to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector, but also to...

News - 24 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Government information, Information technology

This week, as part of the ongoing EU Media Literacy project in which IFLA is a partner, several European libraries followed an online course on hosting dedicated events that can help their...

News - 26 June 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy

Libraries work to protect the online safety and wellbeing of their patrons and communities by promoting digital literacy and offering inclusive ICT skills training and assistance. On Safer...

News - 10 February 2020

Tags: Children, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Young adults, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has submitted a response to a call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism concerning the impact of new technologies, sharing experience and...

News - 4 February 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, non-discrimination, OHCHR, Racial equality, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Since begining of 21st century IT development have brought new forms of e-books and complex objects for renewed and enhanced user / reader experience. These innovative cultural...

News - 13 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Accessibility, Best practices, Development, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Digital libraries, Digital preservation, Digital repositories, Digital resources, Digitisation, Library collections, Preservation

Between 25 and 29 November, 2019, IFLA will be taking part in the 14th annual Internet Governance Forum meeting in Berlin. IFLA has participated in IGF events since 2008; and we continue our...

News - 21 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) within the Internet Governance Forum brings together representatives from the library sector, NGOs and technical experts committed to...

Event - 16 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Workshop

IFLA will be participating in the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting on 25-29th of November in Berlin. The IGF is a UN-based open multistakeholder platform which brings...

Event - 16 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Information society

In just three weeks, it will be 25 years since the last revision of the IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto. IFLA’s new advocacy toolkit sets out some key facts, ideas, and tools to help...

Publication - 8 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Education, public library manifesto, UNESCO, Toolkits, Public Libraries

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a UN-based initiative to bridge the digital divide, foster an inclusive information society and promote the use of ICT for development....

News - 1 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Public Access

IFLA has worked with FAIFE committee members from Croatia and the United States to prepare submissions for the Universal Periodic Reviews organised by the UN Human Rights Council....

News - 8 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Human rights, Universal Periodic Review, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

In July 2019, the Council of Europe invited public feedback on its draft recommendation on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems. IFLA, through its Committee on Freedom of Access to...

News - 17 September 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Human rights, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ The Sixth tri-annual International Conference on Digital Landscape (ICDL) will take place at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India. According to its website,...

Event - 12 September 2019

Tags: Conference, Development, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Digital preservation, India, Open access

The newsletter shows how libraries are engaging youth with digital tools—whether it is from simply providing access, to harnessing technology to give voice to  young people’s own...

News - 4 August 2019

Tags: book mobile, Children, Croatia, Denmark, Digital inclusion, digital skills, Education and training, Electronic collections, ICT, Internet access, Library outreach, Library services, Literacy, Nigeria, RFID, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sweden, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Biblo.dk is owned and created by the Danish public libraries. This is a national online community for tweens aged 7-14 (target group 8-12), where the children’s own content is in the...

Informational Page - 4 August 2019

Tags: Children, Digital inclusion, digital library services, Digitisation, Reading, reading campaign, Reading promotion, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Digitization and online tools provide opportunities for school librarians to actively include their users in creating new library collections. One such example is Digital Collection of Students...

Informational Page - 4 August 2019

Tags: Best practices, Children, Collection development, Digital inclusion, Digital libraries, digital skills, Digitisation, Education and training, Electronic collections, empowerment, Lifelong learning, school libraries, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

Dear colleagues, We are delighted that many of our section members will be able to join us for the 85th IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Athens, Greece, and...

Informational Page - 4 August 2019

Tags: Best practices, Children, Digital inclusion, Digitisation, Electronic collections, Information literacy, Information technology, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The digital age is changing the way libraries work – transforming their collections, facilitating sharing of works, allowing them to offer completely new types of services, and more. That is...

News - 17 July 2019

Tags: Digital inclusion, Internet governance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has submitted comments on two sets of plans to boost internet access in Africa, underlining the importance of including libraries. By doing this, governments not only support affordable...

News - 4 June 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Digital inclusion, Internet access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Connecting libraries offers a great way of bringing more people online, and providing a space where they can develop the skills and confidence necessary to get the most out of the Internet. The...

News - 11 April 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Internet access, Public Access, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA, along with Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) and UNESCO, held an Interactive Facilitation Meeting on Open Access in Geneva, Switzerland on May 19th, as part of the World Summit on...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Internet governance, Conference proceedings, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society)

They held the meeting on August 23rd 2018, one day before the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) opened in Kuala Lumpur. There was a good variety of topics, ranging from establishing...

News - 1 October 2018

Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Digital inclusion, Disadvantaged persons, IFLA Satellite meeting, IFLA WLIC 2018, Library services to people with disabilities, Singapore, Young adults, Libraries for Children and Young Adults

The Asia-Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is a key opportunity for stakeholders across Asia-Pacific to debate and look for consensus on issues around how the Internet works....

Event - 2 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Conference, Digital divide, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Internet governance, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The Latin America and Caribbean regional preparatory meeting for the Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF) is the opportunity for voices across the continent to come together to discuss how the...

Event - 2 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Digital inclusion, Internet access, Internet governance, Latin America and the Caribbean, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The first UNESCO-IFAP conference on ‘Tangible and Intangible Impacts of Information and Communications in the Digital Age’ on 3-8 June 2018 brought together representatives of...

News - 13 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, Information literacy, Media and Information Literacy, Russian Federation, UNESCO, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA will be attending this year's global Internet Governance Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, highlighting the role of libraries not only in giving people access to the Internet, but also in...

Event - 7 December 2017

Tags: Conference, Digital inclusion, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries, Internet access, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The goal of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) special interest group is to adress the information needs of LGBTQ+ community members related to library services,...

IFLA Group or Activity - 13 January 2014

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Capacity building, Censorship, Classification and indexing, Collection development, Communities of practice, Data management, Digital inclusion, Education and training, Freedom of expression, Guidelines, Human rights, Indexing, LGBTQ library services, Library as place, Library collections, Library marketing, Library outreach, Library services, Library theory and research, Lifelong learning, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Reading, Social inclusion, Staffing, Subject analysis, Women’s issues, Young adults, Special Interest Groups, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

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)

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)

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)

  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)

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)

  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)

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)

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)

  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)