Communication and Information Sector UNESCO

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Communication and Information SectorUNESCO

• MEMORY OF THE WORLD
• UNESCOs programme aiming at preservation and
  dissemination of valuable archive holdings and
  library collections worldwide

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MOW Objectives

• Facilitate preservation
• Assist universal access
• Increase awareness and significance

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MOW in the Asia-Pacific region

• Many Asia, Australia (4), NZ (2) inscriptions
• MOW Committee for Asia Pacific
• Australian MOW Committee
• 3rd International MOW Conf, Canberra, Feb 2008

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MOW in the Pacific

• ZERO (0) listings
• Apia CI medium term goal 2008 2013 4 listings
• Pacific Slave Chronicle