James Taylor

SCCR 42
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SCCR 42 Blog Day 1: We’re back!

A blue sky welcomed back delegates to Geneva for the first face to face WIPO SCCR since 2019....
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Michiel Kolman and Laura Brady
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Changing of the guard on the board of the Accessible Books Consortium

The term of IPA Past President, Dr Michiel Kolman, on the board of the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) came to an end last month. The...
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The SDG Library: lessons from Norway on inspiring the next generation

The SDG Book Club was an idea formed through a unique collaboration between the IPA and the United Nations and involved the full spectrum of...
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Mr Abdoul Aziz Dieng 
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WIPO SCCR 40 Day 4: Wrapping Up

The hybrid 40th SCCR maintained the traditional schedule of a normal meeting and so reserved the last session for a quick review of the subjects...
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Discussions on copyright exceptionally limited

Day 3 of the hybrid SCCR 40 saw the Exceptions and Limitations discussions take centre stage....
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WIPO diary SCCR 40 (days 1 & 2): SCCR 40 — A sight for square eyes

This first meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of 2020 is an almost 100% virtual affair, save for a...
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Below C-level; how publishing’s leading women are seeking gender equality at every paygrade

As a bonus to our series of posts for Global Goals week, we thought we would concentrate on a specific goal, namely SDG 5: Gender...
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SDG Book Club spreads to Indonesia

Francyne Harrigan, the Director of the UN's Information Centre in Jakarta talks to us about how she brought the UN SDG Book Club initiative to...
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Taking concrete steps towards the SDG goals: how publishers can contribute.

Rachel Martin interviews Sherri Aldis, Chief, United Nations Publications....
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New Portuguese language SDG Book Club launched

As part of Global Goals Week, associations from the Brazilian and Portuguese book sectors came together to announce a new SDG Book Club that will...
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