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Indonesia was selected to host The 28th General Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNLAO).

The 28th Conference of Heads of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania was held in Jakarta, on 24-27 October 2022. The National Library of the Republic of Indonesia (Perpusnas) is the organizer of an annual activity between Heads of Libraries in Asia and Oceania which discusses the condition of libraries in the Asian region. the Pacific. This year, the 28th CDNLAO meeting raised the theme Library Service Impacts on Community: Sustainability, Inclusion, and Innovation.

This meeting has three main objectives, namely to exchange information and promote cooperation in library development in Asia and Oceania; assist libraries in least developed countries through collaboration; and understand the development of library art among libraries in Asia and Oceania.

The Head of National Library, Muhammad Syarif Bando, explained that the manifesto of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)-UNESCO 2022 states that public libraries are a force for education, culture, inclusion and information, as agents for sustainable development, and fulfilling individual needs for peace and prosperity. spirituality of all individuals.

"Therefore, UNESCO encourages the central and local governments to support and be actively involved in the development of public libraries," he explained in Jakarta, Friday (21/10/2022).

The manifesto also states that public libraries are local information centers, making all kinds of knowledge and information available to their users. “Libraries provide publicly accessible spaces for generating knowledge, sharing and exchanging information and culture, as well as promoting community engagement,” he added.

This is in line with the priority program carried out by Perpunas, Social Inclusion-Based Library Transformation (TPBIS). Starting in 2018, TPBIS has succeeded in developing knowledge insights and various skills that are useful for community efforts to improve a better standard of living.

“The success of the library in TPBIS can be measured by the ability of the library to design and present itself as a public space so that people can share experiences and knowledge; contextual study space; and space to practice skills and skills needed by the community to increase capability and productivity,” he explained.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday (22/10/22), TPBIS will also be presented by the Head of National Library in a special session of resource persons. This year is the third time Indonesia has hosted the event. Previously, Indonesia was chosen to host in 2007 and 2012. Supposedly, the 28th CDNLAO meeting was held in 2020 in Indonesia. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting was postponed.

The 28th CDNLAO meeting will be filled with material from nine resource persons related to three sub-themes namely sustainability, inclusion, and innovation. The speakers were the President of IFLA, Vicki McDonald (Australia); IFLA Regional Manager Asia-Oceania, Lin Lin Soh (Singapore); National Library of Iran, Esmat Momeni; National Library of Vietnam, Nguyen Ngoc Anh; National Library of the Philippines, Edgardo B. Quiros; National Library of Singapore, Alicia Yeo; Qatar National Library, Tan Huism; and the National Library of China, Xiong Yuanming. The meeting was held in a hybrid manner and was attended by representatives from IFLA and 29 countries in Asia and Oceania//VOI