1     Opening of the meeting by the Director-General or his representative
2     Elections of the Bureau of the Council (Chairperson, other officers)
3     Adoption of the Agenda
4     The global societal impact of new information and communication technologies (Keynote I)
5     INTERNET: A tool for development (Keynote II)
6     Information privacy and intellectual property in the information society (Keynote III)
7     Review of current activities of the General Information Programme
8     The renewed mandate of the General Information Programme
9     Preservation of UNESCO Archives
10     Global Information Alliance
11     New global programme for libraries
12     PGI Regional Offices
13     Programme and budget for 1998/99 (29 C/5)
14     Library of Alexandria
15     Use of permanent paper
16     Importance of magnetic tape
17     Adoption of the recommendations
18     Closure of the meeting