World Library Forum x ITIE 2026
Conference Overview
The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the entire chain of knowledge creation, organization, access, and public trust. As one of society’s most important knowledge infrastructures, libraries face both unprecedented challenges and historic opportunities to redefine their role in the AI era.
Conference Theme
Libraries as Global Stewards: Building Inclusive Knowledge Societies in the AI Era
As governments, universities, cultural institutions, and technology organizations around the world develop new frameworks for AI governance, ethics, and education, the role of libraries has become more critical than ever.
Libraries are uniquely positioned to:
- Safeguard cultural memory and public knowledge
- Promote equitable access to information
- Bridge digital and linguistic divides
- Strengthen AI and digital literacy
- Combat misinformation and algorithmic bias
- Ensure that technological progress remains grounded in human values, ethics, and inclusion
The World Library Forum × ITIE 2026 aims to create a high-level international platform where global leaders can move beyond reflection toward meaningful collaboration and policy action. The forum seeks to provide both intellectual leadership and practical frameworks for responsible, human-centered AI in libraries and knowledge institutions worldwide.
At its core, the conference affirms the unique mission of libraries in the AI era: to protect knowledge justice, preserve cultural diversity, and uphold humanity in the midst of technological transformation.