
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for peace, prosperity, and a well-informed society. In the era of artificial intelligence, automation, and rapid technological change, GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) play a critical role in preserving trusted knowledge, combating misinformation, and ensuring digital inclusion.
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Sub-Themes
Nov 2026
• To be a venue for researchers, librarians, archivists, knowledge workers, policy makers, students and academicians to share knowledge and experiences, interact and network.
• To discuss and analyse new innovations, current trends and best practices in the management, access and communications of information.
• To overview governmental policies on access to information, provision of library services, freedom of information, intellectual property rights, personal data protection and limiting access to government records for security reasons.
• To identify the potential and suitable applications of ICT in the publication, access, management and preservation on information.
• To evaluate the impact of technological advancement on roles played by libraries and archives especially in encouraging lifelong learning and optimizing human potentials.
• To discuss strategies for optimization of access to information resources in view of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 2030.