The African Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) – a grant program co-led by the UAE-based global philanthropic organization Dubai Cares and implemented by the International Publishers Association (IPA) – has chosen five projects across Africa to receive $170,000 in funding in 2021. The APIF Committee, chaired by IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi selected the winners from 311 applications received from 26 African countries.

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IPA Associate Member, the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) has launched a pilot program that seeks to deepen transnational dialogue and collaboration among mission-driven scholarly publishers. The AUPresses Global Partner Program will pair member presses with non-member presses in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America, aiming not only to amplify the work of presses in the “Global South” but also to expand the knowledge base of the university press community worldwide.

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Bodour Al Qasimi recommends publishers rethink vulnerable business models for a resilient, sustainable future

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Initial data on the performance of a number of markets in 2020 has been published in January. Often incomplete it starts giving a picture of how the Covid Pandemic affected publishing in some markets.

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Mettings held as part of global meetings series.

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On Thursday 15 October at 11am the International Publishers Association launched a new set of seven reports looking at key aspects of the international publishing industry. 

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IPA extends it's congratulations to the new leadership at FEP and would like to thank and congratulate Rudy Vanschoonbeek for all of his work as FEP President.

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Global Goals Week sees book sector organisations from Brazil and Portugal come together and commit to augmenting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Book Club with a collection of lusophone books about the different goals for children.

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