WTO and libraries - an introduction

Bakken, Frode

IFLA Council and General Conference / .
(ReLIS:jul:juljin:7961)

Abstract:

We are gathered here to focus for a few hours at this IFLA meeting on the question of libraries and the World trade organisation - WTO. This is a strange story - in the beginning my of you will not believe that this can be true. Most of you maybe remember the WTO-meeting in Seattle in the end of november and the beginning of december 1999. There were big demonstrations and a halt in the conference. Some of you are maybe not aware that IFLA was officially accredited at the conference with Paul Whitney as our excellent representative. You will hear more about his mission later. IFLA is entering into the topic of global trade policy. There is a large development in the world forming a new framework for the world trade. And IFLA is there. As far as I know IFLA has never before been a lobbyist group and accredited NGO in a trade policy context even if we have a long tradition in attending WIPO conferences and also regional copyright conferences.

Creation: 2000
Keywords: Bibliotecas ; Empresas ; Comercio ; Multinacionales

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