| |  | Intellectual Property and international cooperation: Past, present, future On Monday 20 July, watch the second part of a fascinating discussion between IPA President, Hugo Setzer, and Francis Gurry, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation where they will discuss the future of multi-lateralism and copyright. Read more. | | |  | Viet Nam, Move Beyond Repression The International Publishers Association has co-signed a statement calling on Vietnamese authorities to cease their crackdown on independent media and those who express dissent and to protect and promote the rights to freedom of expression, opinion, and information, in line with Viet Nam's obligations under international law. Read more. | | | | |  | MENA respondents needed for Nielsen survey into international book prize awareness and attitudes Nielsen Book is undertaking a fascinating, industry-wide survey to investigate the perception and impact of book prizes in various countries. Nielsen would like to hear from MENA region publishers. The survey is supported by the IPA, Frankfurt Book Fair, Publishing Perspectives and Agile Ideas. All participants will receive a summary of results. Read more about the survey or: | | IPA selects partners following guidelines overseen by our Executive Committee to ensure our impartiality and continued commitment to our values. More information here. | | IPA in Conversation with... Click below to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the book sector in Africa, ASEAN, Europe, Latin America and the USA. | | | Our COVID-19 page includes actions of publishers and governments worldwide. | | | COVID-19 – FEP report FEP has recently concluded an important stock-taking exercise based on information shared by their members which paints a picture of how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the European book market. IPA has been following the regional developments and the studies and surveys conducted by our members on this matter closely. Read more. | | | IPA concerned over Reports of Hong Kong Book Bans The International Publishers Association is extremely concerned by reports in the Guardian, Global Times and The Wall Street Journal among others that books by prominent protester, Joshua Wong, and Hong Kong politician, Tanya Chan, have been removed from public libraries and bookshops as the new Chinese Security Law is implemented in Hong Kong. Read more. | | | IPA calls for international donations to save murdered publishers' legacy The international Publishers Association has contributed 1,000CHF to kickstart an international appeal for support as the lockdown in Bangladesh puts the legacy Faisal Arefin Dipan at risk. His widow, Razia Rahman Joly, carried on his publishing house and opened a bookshop, Dipanpur, in his memory. Read more. | | | Italian books in translation: special grants available The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has allocated up to 400,000 euros in funds to promote Italian books abroad through translations. Read more. | | | SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities The new reading list for SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities shows children what life can look like when everyone has the same chances to grow and make their dreams come true. We hope the stories inspire our readers to take action towards reducing inequalities in their own communities. Read more. | | | IPA in the news IPA's concerns about the Internet Archive's copyright infringements, particularly the "National Emergency Library", were taken up here. A broader article on e-book piracy, including information provided by IPA on facts and figures, can be found here.
IPA's comment on the reported book bans in Hong Kong was featured on the Bookseller, Publishing Perspectives and Actualitté.
The joint statement on the situation in Viet Nam (see above) calling on the country to move beyond repression was picked up in Publishing Perspectives and Nasher.
Our appeal for support for Dipanpur (see above) was picked up in Publishing Perspectives and Actualitté.
Actualitté also picked up on the latest SDG Book Club reading list.
The story from our last newsletter on the South African Copyright bill was picked up in Publishing Perspectives. Staying in Africa you can see IPA Executive Committee member, Lawrence Njagi talk about the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund on CNBC Africa.
The press has also lead various interviews with IPA's vice president Bodour al Qasimi, for instance on the importance of books in today's world or on grants related to the Access Sharjah program.
And finally, check out this great video on the renovation of the Kaloleni branch of the McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi, Kenya. | | | | |
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