IFLA Launches “Facing the Future With Confidence: IFLA Trend Report 2024”

From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions:

Just over 10 years on from the original IFLA Trend Report, the world has not slowed down. Rising awareness of the consequences of knowledge injustice, further technological advances, sharpening political polarisation and of course the pandemic, amongst other things, have each impacted the information environment.

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The latest edition of the report – the first major update in over 10 years – represents a new dimension in this work.

Its preparation has been led by Professor Michael Dezuanni and Dr Kim Osman, Queensland University of Technology, who bring extensive experience of informing and shaping government policy in the digital age.

It explores seven key trends in the information and knowledge environment, from what we understand by knowledge itself, through technological, political and environmental dimensions.

The Trends

1. Knowledge practices are changing
2. AI and other technologies are transforming society
3. Trust is being renegotiated
4. Skills and abilities are becoming more complex
5. Digital technologies are unevenly distributed
6. Information systems are using more resources
7. People are seeking community connection

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