Preliminary data collected from the World Intellectual Property Organization's global survey of publishing activity shows that economic recovery in 2021 extended to the publishing industry: most countries reported higher revenue in 2021, following declines in the first year of the pandemic in 2020.
On Monday 17 October, the Swedish Publishers Association marked seven years since Swedish publisher, and 2018 IPA Prix Voltaire laureate, Gui Minhai disappeared from his holiday home in Thailand with a social media campaign for publishers in peril #fansladerförläggare.
IPA President Bodour Al Qasimi joined representatives from former, current and future World Book Capital Cities in Wrocław, Poland, to sign the World Book Capitals Network Charter.
On 16 September, IPA Secretary General, José Borghino spoke via Zoom to delegates at the PEPCon5 Conference on the topic Educational Publishing's Impact on Global Student Ranking. Borghino used the OECD’s PISA rankings to postulate that governments’ textbook policies around the world were a major influence on educational outcomes for students and learners.
The final day of this SCCR began with the Chair recognising a cloud of fatigue in the room and encouraging delegates to press on through the day to finish the week.
Day 4 of this 42nd meeting of the SCCR picked up exactly where Day 3 left off, with discussions on exceptions and limitations and observer organisations continuing their statements.
Day 3 of SCCR 42 opened with further discussion and analysis of the new text on the broadcasting treaty with the afternoon reserved for discussions on exceptions and limitations.