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The 87th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) from 26-29 July 2022 in Dublin, Ireland - 

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) successfully held the 87th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) from 26-29 July 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. The congress event with the theme “Inspire, Engage, Enable, Connect”, resulted in the 2022 Public Library Manifesto by IFLA and UNESCO. The manifesto aims to respond to technological changes and describe the realities of society and the mission of today's public libraries.

In the WLIC 2022 event, a meeting was held between the Heads of World Libraries in the Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL). This agenda aims to introduce library leaders to each other and discuss interesting issues in the fields of library, librarianship, social, and culture. This session is divided into several groups, and the librarians exchange stories about libraries in their respective countries.

The Head of the National Library is in the same group as the Head of the Library of Congres, the Head of the French, Polish and Serbian Libraries of Herzegovina. The head of the National Library of Indonesia exchanged stories about the success of the Social Inclusion-Based Library Transformation program, which is an effort to strengthen literacy through community empowerment to improve welfare.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday, The impact of this program has been felt and recorded under the title Impact Stories of Library Transformation Based on Social Inclusion. The stories of the beneficiaries of this program were told to the participants in one group and then the head of the library again told about the issue of the book which was used as the story material for the Head of the National Library of Indonesia.

“All participants are given the opportunity to tell about what is being done in their respective countries. In their observation, the head of the library raised storytelling about each individual. And it is certain, that only Indonesia tells about the impact stories of social inclusion-based library programs. Countries that are included in one group give extraordinary and inspiring appreciation for the programs that have been carried out and achieved by the National Library,” he explained.

In WLIC 2022, Indonesia is represented by six delegates from National Library and one delegation from BRIN. WLIC 2022 was attended by 1,934 participants from 96 countries with more than 200 volunteers from several IFLA member countries.

This year, the leadership of IFLA President, German Barbara Lison, ends. Furthermore, IFLA will be led by Vicki McDonald from Australia for the period 2022–2023. IFLA WLIC 2023 will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Meanwhile, the IFLA Library Association Management Section highlighted the support of various library associations around the world in developing leadership in the library and information field. Discussions developed included how the state or community defines 'leadership' and support for the birth of new, better professionals to take on leadership roles. Leadership is an issue that IFLA continues to raise in order to be able to produce and present leadership in every library//VOI

“Most serious problem you may not have heard of.” Millions worldwide suffering in tragic conditions - 

Human Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of people through force, fraud or deception, with the aim of exploiting them for profit. In short, victims have their freedom, rights and dignity stolen from them, and suffer terribly. Men, women and children of all ages and from all backgrounds can become victims of this crime, which sadly occurs in every region and country of the world.

Indonesia has taken serious steps to tackle the problem and help victims. Indonesian Fisherman have been found in forced labour on Chinese flagged fishing vessels and rescued; trafficking victims have been repartriated to Indonesia from Saudi Arabia; and the Indonesian government has Memorandums of Understanding covering the recruitment, placement and protection of migrant workers with major destination countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. Indonesia estimates that more than 2 million of the 6-8 million Indonesians working abroad - many of whom are women working in the domestic sector - are undocumented or have overstayed their visas, increasing their vulnerability to trafficking.

Altogether, millions of people globally are suffering because of the serious crime of modern slavery and human trafficking, and it is those most marginalized who are most affected. The traffickers often use violence or 

fraudulent employment agencies and fake promises of education and job opportunities to trick and coerce their victims.

According to the global estimates from the International Labour Organisation, 152 million children are in child labour (any work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development) and 25 million adults and children are in forced labour (all work or service that is exacted from any person under the menace of penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarilily, including in global supply chains). But consumers are often left in the dark about what conditions the workers who make their goods, or produce their food, are facing.

The theme of this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, “the use and abuse of technology”, highlights that technology has significantly exacerbated exploitation and trafficking.  The misuse of technology is central to the business model of exploitation, from traffickers using technology to advertise women and girls on adult services platforms, to people smugglers who may use technology to recruit victims and organise illegal migration.

Our challenge is to make technology part of the solution. Technology provides an opportunity to respond to the needs of victims and survivors, to enhance prosecutions and to aid investigations, to raise awareness and lower the risks of trafficking. Governments and civil society must partner with tech companies to counter recruitment and exploitation facilitated by the internet and technology. An example of the great value of such partnerships is the joint awareness-raising campaign ‘Help for Ukrainians’ by the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Thomson Reuters Special Services, that will increase awareness around risks of trafficking and improve the visibility of human trafficking hotlines.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Friday, Many countries are working together with the UK to prevent the crisis caused by Russia’s war of aggressionfrom putting people at risk of being trafficked. Our anti-trafficking efforts must be based on a victim-centred, trauma-informed, gender-sensitive, human rights-based approach, in partnership with civil society, businesses and tech companies. It is also essential to end impunity for cybercrime, and enhance internet safety for at-risk users, 

including children and young people, who are among those most engaged and connected online in today’s world.

The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons this year is a call to action for all of us to enhance efforts to prevent and combat modern slavery and human trafficking in all its forms, online and offline, and to protect those especially at-high risk, support victims and survivors, end impunity and ensure justice. The UK Government remains committed to eradicating all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking in line with achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 by 2030.

“This important international day sheds light on the most serious problem you may not have heard of. Victims of this trafficking effectively become modern slaves: workingexcessive hours, lacking formal contracts and employment protections, and vulnerable to violence and having their wages unpaid. People have died in misery, while others make profit.

This is a global problem, which we must work together to crush; by bringing it out in the open. I am proud that many of our embassy programmes try to address this issue. Our Digital Access Programme tries to connect rural communities to the internet; educates them on their digital rights and how to be safe online; and grants access to free templates for those experiencing legal issues. Our Tech Hub programmes help women in rural areas create successful businesses in their communities. We must continue to work together to prevent trafficking, once and for all.” Deputy British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Rob Fenn, said//VOI

The Inaguration ceremony symbolized effort to increase people literacy index - 

The Mayor of Palangkaraya inaugurated Avina Triani Almira as the Literacy Mother of the City of Palangka Raya. This inauguration is the first step in developing a literacy culture in Palangka Raya City as a Smart City.

The Main Secretary of the National Library (Perpusnas) Ofy Sofiana acknowledged the potential of the area being developed by the City of Palangka Raya. The concept of Smart City or Smart City is a city development that is integrated with information and communication technology. However, the development of Smart City must also be balanced with the development of a smart society (Smart People).

“Cognitively qualified people are people who have a good level of literacy. So that the development of literacy culture is an important indicator in the development of Smart City in Palangka Raya City," said Ofy Sofiana when attending the inauguration of the Mother of Literacy in Palangka Raya and the Community Literacy Index Improvement (PILM) activity, Tuesday (26/7/2022).

Ofy's intended literacy is a set of individual abilities and skills in reading, writing, speaking, calculating and can be problem solving at a certain level of expertise needed in social life.

On the same occasion, the Mayor of Palangka Raya, Fairid Naparin, expressed his gratitude for the support of the National Library of Indonesia in renovating the Palangka Raya City Library building through the Special Allocation Fund (DAK) which makes libraries have a major role in the Smart City concept, according to the Regional Medium Term Development Plan ( RPJMD) Palangka Raya 2018-2023, namely realizing the progress of the City of Palangka Raya which has a smart environment (Smart Environment), smart society (Smart Society), and Smart Economy (Smart Economy).

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday (27/07/22), the growth and progress of the population of Palangka Raya City continues to evolve with the times. This is a challenge for the City of Palangka Raya as a destination city for the surrounding community. The city of Palangka Raya has become a magnet for local people to come, either with the aim of studying or working.

“This is a challenge how all people get digital services through Smart City. Including library services that participate in developing digital reading points as an effort to deal with digital changes," said the Mayor.

Mother of Literacy who has just been inaugurated is also expected to contribute to being able to provide important innovations for the community. A smart environment will produce a smart society//VOI

Labuan Bajo port - 

Through online media, the Managing Director of the Implementing Agency for the Labuan Bajo Flores Authority (BPOLBF), Shana Fatina attended the "Follow-Up Meeting on Cross-Ministerial Collaborative Activities in the Framework of Realizing a Disaster-Resilient Tourism Destination" (19/07/2022).

This meeting is a follow-up to a meeting some time ago, when the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs through the Deputy for Coordination of Regional Development and Spatial Planning held a discussion with the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Bappeda, Dispar Mabar, BPOLBF, Pelindo, PLN, Telkom, PDAM, regarding the implementation Business Continuity Management System (SMKU) in the Super Priority Tourism Area (DPSP) Labuan Bajo, Flores in order to create a disaster-resilient tourism destination and accelerate post-disaster economic recovery.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Wednesday (20/07/22), SMKU itself is a standard that can be used by business actors in regulating their business activities which not only focuses on protecting, anticipating, and dealing with uncertainties that occur, but also assisting business actors in recovering after a disaster. SMKU is considered to be one of the right choices in minimizing disaster risk and is also considered capable of complementing the management systems used by business actors today, such as risk management, emergency response management, and crisis management.

Director of Disaster Risk Mapping and Evaluation, BNPB, Dr. Ir. Udrekh, also said that multi-stakeholder collaboration is the key in realizing disaster-safe tourism.

"Multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed in realizing disaster-safe tourism or disaster-resilient tourist destinations and involves all relevant ministries and institutions and the results of this coordination meeting are a shared commitment and hopes are poured into Programs and Activities in the Labuan Bajo ITMP document as well as each Work Plan. Related Ministries and Institutions"_ he explained.

BPOLBF as a work unit under the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, welcomes the SMKU in Labuan Bajo. Currently, BPOLBF has also implemented a disaster/disruption risk reduction system, namely _Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Rating_ which is one of the _tools_ for sustainable investment (sustainable investment)_ and includes Risk Management which is part of SMKU. In addition, BPOLBF has also identified disaster risk and regional resources, implemented management, and carried out emergency handling simulations that could occur in the region so that it could be an initiation to support the implementation of SMKU.

BPOLBF programs, such as the Tourism Village Webinar some time ago also raised the theme of Anticipating Disaster Risk in Tourism Villages. This is done so that tourist destinations in Labuan Bajo in particular and Floratama in general can become resilient and disaster-responsive destinations, not only natural disasters but also non-natural disasters such as pandemics.

In addition, currently BPOLBF in collaboration with the Tourism Office of West Manggarai Regency has also prepared Tourism Safety and Security, where one concrete step that can be taken is the creation of a Command Center. In her presentation, Shana Fatina said that it was necessary to ensure the safety and security of visitors.

“Command Center is a control system that is integrated with each other by presenting digital data and information to support decision making in handling CHSE. A Command Center needs to be created so that Labuan Bajo as a super priority destination can ensure the safety and security of its visitors. In the BPOLBF office itself, a special room has been provided which is planned to be a command center,” said Shana.

Assistant Deputy for Disaster Resilience and Utilization of Technology, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Muksin, S.Hut., M.A., M.T. conveyed that the first step in implementing SMKU at KSPN Labuan Bajo was to conduct a gap analysis and identify the main business activities at KSPN Labuan Bajo in order to determine the position of the business and the next steps that need to be taken in implementing SMKU in accordance with SNI ISO 2230 Business Continuity Management//VOI