Governance and Recordkeeping Around The World is a free newsletter published on a regular basis by Library Archives Canada (LAC) that explores and highlights issues pertaining to government and recordkeeping practices in the public and private sector.
The International Coalition on Newspapers Database of International Newspapers is a freely accessible electronic resource intended to provide reliable information on newspapers published outside of the United States. It includes bibliographic descriptions of titles as well as specific information on institutions’ holdings of the same. The database serves as a central locus for information on international newspaper collections available in North American libraries and in selected libraries outside North America, providing a tool for resource discovery, access, and collection management.
The goals of the International Household Survey Network are to promote the collection, dissemination, and use of sound data for decision-making and for monitoring development progress at national and international levels.
Independent Diplomat (ID) is a unique, non-profit advisory group in the world of diplomacy. ID provides confidential advice and practical assistance in diplomatic strategy and technique to governments, political groups, international organisations and NGOs. We work to amplify the voices of those who have most at stake in diplomatic processes. Our work thus promotes greater inclusiveness in diplomacy, and contributes to more just and sustainable solutions to international problems and conflict. Carne Ross.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published a report, "Intellectual Property on the Internet: A Survey of Issues," that addresses the far-reaching impact that digital technologies ? the Internet in particular ? have had on intellectual property (IP) and the international IP system. After a brief introduction describing general trends affecting the evolution of the Internet, the Survey addresses the evolving digital economy and the migration of intellectual property to the Internet, as well as the broader questions raised for intellectual property by the impact of information and communications technologies in the digital environment. The Survey focuses on recent developments in the traditional fields of copyright, trademarks and patents, as well as domain names, and progress in private international law and alternative dispute resolution. It also explores the particular concerns that face developing countries in e-development, and outlines the ways in which WI
Northwestern is attempting to keep a comprehensive list of International Government Organizations (IGO) that maintain a web presence. They currently list many IGOs from the African Development Bank to the World Tourism Organization (WTO). To facilitate access to the publications and other IGO information, the guide maintains a Google Custom Search Engine.
global news focusing on countries south of the equator and "civil society." Stories produced by the IPS News Service and Columnist Service directly reach about 570 newspapers and magazines subscribers all over the world. The majority of IPS writers and editors come from the South, reporting from their own countries and regions or writing from the North, offering a different perspective on events and processes.
The gateway offers bibliographic references, full-text documents and (soon) web sites on foreign and security policy, international cooperation and development policy, European politics and transatlantic relations, regional and country studies worldwide, and foreign cultural policy,
We take a rights-based approach to our development, humanitarian and campaign work. We believe that all people are entitled to decent work and income security and to essential services such as health and education, and that everyone should have gender equality, security from conflict and disasters, and be able to participate in social and political life. Here you'll find a wide selection of reports and papers on the programming, advocacy and research that we undertake in order to achieve these aims.
Publish What You Pay campaigns for a world where all citizens benefit from their natural resources, today and tomorrow. We believe that increasing transparency in the extractive sector will enable citizens to hold governments and companies to account for the ways in which natural resources are managed. Our mission is for a more transparent and accountable extractive sector, that enables citizens to have a say over whether their resources are extracted, how they are extracted and how their extractive revenues are spent.
An international online publishing newsletter. Delivers daily opinion about the industry from top members of the global publishing community, a look at the innovators and issues who are shaping the future of the business, as well as news and links from around the Web and the world. Focus is on international publishing. Publishing Perspectives is a project of the German Book Office, a subsidiary of the Frankfurt Book Fair with contributions from reporters around the world.
The Bank has compiled and organized over 1,000 searchable statistics and indicators for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, creating a comprehensive dataset for the region.
The Digital Archive contains once-secret documents from governments all across the globe, uncovering new sources and providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy. It collects the research of three Wilson Center projects which focus on the interrelated histories of the Cold War, Korea, and Nuclear Proliferation.