AGENDA

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

1. Importance of magnetic tape
2. Adoption of the recommendations
3. Closure of the meeting