Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development The Lyon Declaration of August 2014 was written in English. The wording of the English version shall prevail. The United Nations is negotiating a new development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals. The agenda will guide all countries on approaches to improving people’s lives, and outline a new set of goals to be reached during the period 2016-2030. We, the undersigned, believe that increasing access to information and knowledge across society, assisted by the availability of information and communications technologies (ICTs), supports sustainable development and improves people’s lives. We therefore call upon the Member States of the United Nations to make an international commitment to use the post-2015 development agenda to ensure that everyone has access to, and is able to understand, use and share the information that is necessary to promote sustainable development and democratic societies. Principles Sustainable development seeks to ensure the long-term socio-economic prosperity and well-being of people everywhere. The ability of governments, parliamentarians, local authorities, local communities, civil society, the private sector and individuals to make informed decisions is essential to achieving it. In this context, a right to information would be transformational. Access to information supports development by empowering people, especially marginalised people and those living in poverty, to: Exercise their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Be economically active, productive and innovative. Learn and apply new skills. Enrich cultural identity and expression. Take part in decision-making and participate in an active and engaged civil society. Create community-based solutions to development challenges. Ensure accountability, transparency, good governance, participation and empowerment. Measure progress on public and private commitments on sustainable development. Declaration In accordance with the findings of the High Level Panel on the Post–2015 Development Agenda, the post-2015 consultations of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Open Working Group Focus Area Report, all of which identified the crucial role of access to information in supporting development, we, the undersigned, recognise that: Poverty is multidimensional, and progress in eradicating poverty is linked to sustainable development across a variety of areas. Sustainable development must take place in a human-rights based framework, where: Inequality is reduced by the empowerment, education and inclusion of marginalized groups, including women, indigenous peoples, minorities, migrants, refugees, persons with disabilities, older persons, children and youth. Gender equality, along with full social, economic and political engagement, can be significantly enhanced by empowering women and girls through equitable access to education. Dignity and autonomy can be strengthened by ensuring access to employment and decent jobs for all. Equitable access to information, freedom of expression, freedom of association and assembly, and privacy are promoted, protected and respected as being central to an individual’s independence. Public participation of all is ensured to allow them to take ownership of change needed to improve their lives. Increased access to information and knowledge, underpinned by universal literacy, is an essential pillar of sustainable development. Greater availability of quality information and data and the involvement of communities in its creation will provide a fuller, more transparent allocation of resources. Information intermediaries such as libraries, archives, civil society organisations (CSOs), community leaders and the media have the skills and resources to help governments, institutions and individuals communicate, organize, structure and understand data that is critical to development. They can do this by: Providing information on basic rights and entitlements, public services, environment, health, education, work opportunities, and public expenditure that supports local communities and people to guide their own development. Identifying and focusing attention on relevant and pressing needs and problems within a population. Connecting stakeholders across regional, cultural and other barriers to facilitate communication and the exchange of development solutions that could be scaled for greater impact. Preserving and ensuring ongoing access to cultural heritage, government records and information by the public, through the stewardship of national libraries and archives and other public heritage institutions. Providing public forums and space for wider civil society participation and engagement in decision-making. Offering training and skills to help people access and understand the information and services most helpful to them. Improved ICT infrastructure can be used to expand communications, speed up the delivery of services and provide access to crucial information particularly in remote communities. Libraries and other information intermediaries can use ICTs to bridge the gap between national policy and local implementation to ensure that the benefits of development reach all communities. We, the undersigned, therefore call on Member States of the United Nations to acknowledge that access to information, and the skills to use it effectively, are required for sustainable development, and ensure that this is recognised in the post-2015 development agenda by: Acknowledging the publics right to access information and data, while respecting the right to individual privacy. Recognising the important role of local authorities, information intermediaries and infrastructure such as ICTs and an open Internet as a means of implementation. Adopting policy, standards and legislation to ensure the continued funding, integrity, preservation and provision of information by governments, and access by people. Developing targets and indicators that enable measurement of the impact of access to information and data and reporting on progress during each year of the goals in a Development and Access to Information (DA2I) report. Signatories International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Access ActiveWatch Media Monitoring Agency Afghanistan Journalists Center Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) Agenda21 for culture Aladin Netwerk Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) Alliance Sud InfoDoc American Library Association (ALA) Andaluza de Bibliotecarios Appalachian State University Arabic Network for Human Rights Information Archivo y Biblioteca Nacionales de Bolivia (ABNB) Arkhangelsk Regional Library ARS LONGA e.V. - Verein für Interkulturelle Begegnungen Article 19 Artxibategi Liburutegi eta Dokumentazio Zentroetako Profesionalen Euskal Elkartea (ALDEE) Asociación Biblitecologica de Guatemala Asociación de Bibliotecarios de El Salvador (ABES) Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Toledo (ABITO) Asociación de Bibliotecarios Graduados del Paraguay (ABIGRAP) Asociación de Bibliotecarios Arquiveiros Museólogos e Documentalistas de Galicia Asociación de Bibliotecólogos del Uruguay (ABU) Asociación Panameña de Bibliotecarios Associació Lectura Fàcil ASSOCIACIÓ TARRAGONA TRANSPARENT Association des directeurs de bibliothèques départementales de prêt (ADBDP) Association des Directeurs et des personnels de direction des Bibliothèques Universitaires et de la documentation (ADBU) Association des Professionnels Bibliothécaires Archivistes et Documentalistes (APROBAD) Association for Progressive Communications Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (aifbd) Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Association of Danish Public Library Managers Association of Librarians and Documentalists of Catalonia (COBDC) Association of librarians of France (ABF) Association of Libraries of Czech Universities (ALCU) Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic (SKIP) Association of Parliamentary Libraries of East and Southern Africa Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Associatioun vun de Lëtzebuerger Bibliothekären Associazione Italiana Biblioteche (AIB) aStec angewandte Systemtechnik GmbH ASTRA County Library of Sibiu (Biblioteca Jude?ean? ASTRA Sibiu) Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Australian Public Library Alliance Austrian Library Association Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) Belarusian Association of Journalists Beyond Access Biblioteca de Catalunya Biblioteca Judeteana Octavian Goga Cluj Biblioteca Universitaria di Lugano Biblioteksentralen Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae ry (BMF) Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire - Lausanne Bibliothèque cantonale jurassienne à Porrentruy Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon Bibliothèques Sans Frontières / Libraries Without Borders Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology - IBICT Brill British & Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) British Columbia Library Association Brunei Darussalam Library Association Bulgarian Library and Information Association Bytes for All (B4A) Cambodian Center for Human Rights Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Canadian Library Association Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC/CBUC) Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility Center for Media Research - Nepal (CMR-Nepal) Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Coalition for Action Copyright for Education and Research Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) Col·legi oficial de bibliotecaris i documentalistes de la Comunitat Valenciana (COBDCV) Colegio Colombiano de Bibliotecología ASCOLBI Colegio de Bibliotecarios de Chile A.G. Colegio de Profesionales en Ciencias de la Información de Bolivia (CPCIB) Collège et École de commerce André-Chavanne (Documentation Centre) Collegium Artium Comité français international bibliothèques et documentation (Cfibd) Committee to Protect Journalists Communia International Association on the Public Domain Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) Conference of SE Asia Librarians (CONSAL) Consejo Nacional para Asuntos Bibliotecarios de las Instituciones de Educación Superior A.C. (CONPAB-IES) Consortium des Bibliothèques de lEnseignement Supérieur du Sénégal (COBESS) Consortium of European Research Libraries Corporation des bibliothécaires professionnels du Québec Croatian Library Association Department of Information & Communications Shih Hsin University Department of Information Science - University of Pretoria Deutsche Gesellschaft für Information und Wissen (DGI) Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V. (dbv) - German Library Association Development Initiatives Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library Directory of Open Access Journals documentation de lhôpital neuchâtelois E-Civis Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences de linformation et des bibliothèques (Enssib) EditingPlus Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) Engen Petroleum Ltd Estonian Librarians Association European Association for Health Information and Libraries European Association of Science Editors (EASE) European Bureau of Library Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) European Network for Copyright in Support of Education and Science (ENCES e.V.) Fed. Española de Soc. de Archivística Biblioteconomía Documentación y Museística (FESABID) Federação Brasileira de Associações de Bibliotecários e Cientistas da Informação (FEBAB) Federación Española de Asociaciones de Archiveros Bibliotecarios Arqueólogos Museólogos y Documentalistas Federación Española de Asociaciones de Archiveros Bibliotecarios Arqueólogos Museólogos y Documentalistas (ANABAD-Aragón) Fédération des enseignants documentalistes de lEducation nationale (FADBEN) Finlands svenska biblioteksförening Finnish Library Association Finnish Research Library Association (STKS) FOBID Netherlands Library Forum Forum of Argentine Journalism Foundation for Press Freedom - FLIP Freedom Forum FSM Supreme Court Law Libraries (FSMSCLL) Fundación Biblioteca Social Fundación Conector Fundación Cultura de Paz - Foundation for a Culture of Peace Galing Foundation Inc. Geneva Library Association (AGBD) Ghana Library Association Global Healthcare Information Network Global Integrity Global Partners Digital Grand Peoples Study House Korean Librarians Association Hässleholm Culture Department Helsingborg Public Libraries Holy Spirit University of Kaslik Hungarian Civil Liberties Union INDEX MURCIA Index on Censorship Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) Infrastructure Services for Open Access Initiative for Freedom of Expression -Turkey Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information (Indonesia) Institute of International Commercial Law Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México International Association of Music Libraries Archives Documentation Centres International Association of Music Libraries Archives Documentation Centres - French Branch International Association of Music Libraries Archives Documentation Centres - Italian Branch International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) International Federation of Journalists Asia Pacific International Press Institute (IPI) International Records Management Trust Internet Democracy Project Internews IP Justice IREX Istituto Superiore di Sanità Joeten-Kiyu Public Library Juuntos. Comunidad Latinoamericana de Tecnología Web Karisma Foundation Kenya Human Rights Commission Kenya Library Association kiwanja.net lAssociation pour lavancement des sciences et techniques de la documentation (ASTED) lÉcole supérieure des sciences et techniques de linformation et de la communication (ESSTIC) La Memo Laos Library Association lAssociation des bibliothèques chrétiennes de France LAssociation pour le Développement des Activités Documentaires au Bénin (ADADB) Lebanese Library Association Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Library and Information Association of South Africa Library Association from Moldova Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB) Library Association of Cambodia Library Association of Indonesia Library Association of Singapore Library Service. Government of Catalonia Libyan Association for Libraries Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche / Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) Lithuanian Research Library Consortium Louisiana Research Collection-Tulane University Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) / Australia Media Foundation for West Africa Media Rights Agenda Media Watch Bangladesh Metropolitan Library of Bucharest Ministry of External Affairs Library Monash South Africa Library Mortenson Center for International Library Programs Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) Myanmar Library Association Namibia Information Workers Association Namibia Library and Information Council (NLIC) Narva Central Library National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) National Book Development Council of Singapore National Forum on Information Literacy National Library of Austria National Library of Brazil National Library of Cambodia National Library of Colombia National Library of Indonesia National Library of Israel National Library of Korea National Library of Laos National Library of Latvia National Library of Luxembourg National Library of Montenegro Djurdje Crnojevic National Library of Myanmar National Library of Norway National Library of Romania National Library of Scotland National Library of Singapore National Library of South Africa National Library of Spain National Library of Sweden National Library of Thailand National Library of the Netherlands National Library of the Philippines National Library of Vietnam Natural History Museum of Bern Library Norwegian Association of Special Libraries (NFF) Norwegian Library Association Observatoria Latinoamericano Para La Libertad De Expresion (OLA) Odense Central Public Library Omani Library Association ONG Derechos Digitales Ontario Library Association Open Coalition Open Knowledge Foundation Open Science Federation Oromia Media Network Inc. Pacific Islands Association of Libraries Archives and Museums (PALIA) Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) Partnerships in Health Information (PHI) Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia / Librarians Association of Malaysia Philippines Librarians Association Portuguese Librarians Association (B.A.D.) Professional Association Mobile Libraries of Spain (ACLEBIM) Public Association Journalists Public Knowledge Public Libraries Australia Punjab Library Association (PLA) (Regd) Queensland Public Library Association REMDI Restless Development Romanian National Association of Public Libraries and Librarians Russian Library Association Saskatchewan Library Association Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Secretary of Culture - Leisure and Sports of Bogotá Serbian Library Association Siaya Community Library Silver Bay Climbing Guides Singapore Management University Skåne University Hospital Library Slavutich Association of School Librarians Slovak Librarians and Libraries Association Slovenian Library Association SPARC Europe Special Libraries Association Stanford University Libraries State Library of Queensland Stellenbosch University Library Stiftung Lesen German Reading Foundation Swaziland Library Association Swedish Library Association Swiss Library and Information Association Swiss National Library Te Rōpū Whakahau (National Association for Māori in Libraries and Information New Zealand) Thai Library Association The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu/ the University Library The Library of Romanian Academy Ubiquity Press Uganda Library & Information Association (ULIA) Ukrainian Library Association Una Biblioteca para mi Pueblo United Kingdom Literacy Association Universal knowledge software University Cultural Center / University of Guadalajara University of California Libraries University of Colorado Boulder Libraries University of Ibadan University of South Africa Library Vaggeryd Culture Department Venezuela Libre de Violencia Victoria University of Wellington Library Vietnamese Library Association (VLA) Vlaamse Vereniging voor Bibliotheek Archief & Documentatie vzw (VVBAD) Volontariat pour lIntégration et lEncadrement des Jeunes (VIE Jeunes) Wamabi Wayne State University Web Foundation Webster University Western Australian School Library Association World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) Worldpulse Zach S. Henderson Library Zimbabwe Library Association (ZimLA)
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