INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL
FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION PROGRAMME (PGI)
 

The work of the General Information Programme is guided by the Intergovernmental Council for the General Information Programme whose members are elected by UNESCO's General Conference.

 
 

History 

The Intergovernmental Council for the General Information Programme was established in 1977 based on Resolution 5.1 adopted by the Nineteenth Session of UNESCO's General Conference, held in 1976 in Nairobi. By the same resolution, the General Information Programme was created bringing together two series of activities so far separately conducted by UNESCO: the UNISIST Intergovernmental Programme dealing with scientific and technical information, on the one hand, and NATIS, UNESCO's concept of integrated national information concerned with documentation, libraries and archives, on the other hand. 
 

Mandate of the Council

Council sessions and Bureau meetings : 

Ø Twenty-third Meeting of the Bureau of the Council for PGI (10-11 June 1996)
Ø Eleventh Session of the Council (2-3 December 1996)
Ø Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Bureau of the Council for PGI (26-27 June 1997)/
       Vingt-quatrième Session du Bureau du Conseil Intergouvernemental du programme général
       d'information
Ø Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Bureau of the Council for PGI (22-23 June 1998) /Vingt-cinquième
       Session du Bureau du Conseil Intergouvernemental du Programme général d'information
       (22 - 23 juin 1998)
Ø Twelfth Session of the Council (7-8 December 1998) / Douzième Session du Conseil (7-8 Décembre 1998)
Ø Joint Session of the Intergovernmental Council for PGI and the Intergovernmental Committee
       for the Intergovernmental Informatics Programme (9 December 1998)
       Session conjointe du Conseil Intergouvernemental du PGI et du Comité Intergouvernemental du Programme
       Intergouvernemental d'Informatique (9 Décembre 1998)