[Pal-dc] Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries meeting at IGF, Tuesday 2nd September 9.00am

[Stuart Hamilton]

Dear Colleagues

[Apologies for Cross Posting]

On behalf of the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) I'd like to invite you to join us at our meeting at the IGF in Istanbul on Tuesday 2nd September. It's at 9am, right at the start of the event so if you join it should set you up nicely to engage in any discussions relating to access later in the week. Further details are below, please feel free to mail me if you have any questions. If you are at IGF and want to confirm your attendance, the new system lets you do just that - check here: http://igf2014.sched.org/event/8fa1da8a0715a51df7c02d2a12f486d5#.U_xS-WNWLhW


Dynamic Coalition on Public Access (DC-PAL) in Libraries
Tuesday 2nd September
9am-10.30am
Workshop Room 07 (Rumeli Terrace / Halic)

The DC-PAL meeting at the 2014 IGF will concentrate on the intersection of public access to ICTs and development. Building on feedback from workshops held at the African and LAC IGFs, and the WSIS+10 HLE, as well as experiences gained at the meetings of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals in New York during 2014, the meeting will look at the prospects for ICTs within the post-2015 framework, and the way that the framework could create new realities for Internet Governance. The meeting will also review two new policy briefs on public access launched by coalition members during 2014, discuss the importance of public access for women and girls, and assess the progress of the Beyond Access and Global Libraries projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

While there will be a number of short presentations to help set the scene, the DC-PAL is intended to be more of a discussion than a business meeting, and participants are encouraged to come prepared to share how they are working with public access in their countries. Panellists will bring their viewpoints and discuss how their organisations intend to engage during 2015 to ensure that public access to ICTs stays on the agenda at national and international levels.

Agenda

*         Introduction and welcomes

o   Stuart Hamilton (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and DC-PAL Convenor)

*         The Dynamic Coalition and the IGF - reports from the regional IGFs

o   Martha Giraldo, ICT for Development Specialist, Colombia

o   Emilar Vushe, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and/or Victoria Okojie, IFLA

*         Briefing documents on public access to ICTS<http://www.ifla.org/node/8626?og=7407>

o   Mike Jensen, APC

*         NetMundial, WSIS+10 and the post-2015 development framework: what are the opportunities for public access?

o   Stuart Hamilton (IFLA)

o   Leana Mayzlina (Worldpulse)

o   Sonia Jorge (Alliance for Affordable Internet)

o   Gabriele Guillemin, Article 19 (TBC)

o   Mike Jensen, APC

o   Professor Pedro Teta, Deputy Minister and Chairman of the National Information Technology Commission, Angola (TBC)

*         Discussion on partnerships, objectives and next steps for public access issues in 2015

o   Including discussion of The Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development<http://www.lyondeclaration.org/>, Stuart Hamilton (IFLA)

Important: As members of the DC-PAL mailing list, if you have any input to share or wish to see any issues addressed at the meeting, please don't hesitate to contact me and we will ensure they are tackled.

Please feel free to share this mail with your contacts and networks, and note that remote participation for the event is available. For more details on this, see here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation-2014

Kind regards,

Stuart


Dr. Stuart Hamilton
Deputy Secretary General
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
P.O. Box 95312
2509 CH The Hague
Netherlands

00 31 70 314 0884

Twitter: @ifladpa

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