IPA’s member in India, the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP), turns 50 this year and it celebrated with a two-day conference in New Delhi on 11-12 August, organized by IPA Executive Committee member, Pranav Gupta.
IPA’s member in India, the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP), turns 50 this year and it celebrated with a two-day conference in New Delhi on 11-12 August, organized by IPA Executive Committee member, Pranav Gupta.
Following the conclusion of an agreement with WIPO's Accessible Book Consortium, IPA spoke to the Head of the Accessibility Center of Excellence at Tata Consultancy Services, Dr Charudatta Jadhav, about TCS’ commitment to accessibility and the new relationship between TCS and the ABC.
IPA will have a full programme of open and invite-only meetings at Frankfurt Book Fair this year. We are also delighted to see the Frankfurt Book Fair rights platform highlight SDG Publishers Compact signatories.
July 12th, 2023 marked the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.
Michiel Kolman, Chair of the IPA's Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee spoke to Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association (UK) about their Inclusivity Action Plan and their past work on diversity and inclusion.
I write this post while returning home from a board meeting of the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) and the celebration of the Marrakesh Treaty’s 10th anniversary at the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, in Geneva.