Transparency and Trust in Trying Times

- Latvia lecture

Interview with Dr.Serageldin in weekly magazine IR

Interview with Dr.Serageldin in the weekly IR magazine, Latvia

Ismail Serageldin's Interview at the League of Arab States

An interview with Dr. Serageldin held on the occasion of “Arabic Document Day” celebration at the League of Arab States.

La Renaissance de La Bibliothèque d’Alexandrie

- Celebration held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Rebirth of Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Reflections on Education

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The Book, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

- The First International Summit of the Book at the Library of Congress, Washington DC

Tomorrow’s Universities and the Seven Pillars of the Knowledge Revolution

- 14^th General Conference of the International Association of Universities (IAU), San Juan, Puerto Rico

While others are thinking of how current higher education institutions can contribute to the global agenda, I would like to underline that Universities, as agents of change themselves, must chart a path that takes into account how they must transform themselves to cope with the emerging knowledge Revolution.

5th International Forum of the Calligraphy, Writing and Inscriptions in the World Throughout the Ages

The Fourth International Symposium of History of Printing and Publishing 2011 Opening Session

The Shape of Tomorrow

This monograph is now entitled The Shape of Tomorrow. The first part of which is devoted to the profound transformation that I discern in the very structure of knowledge and how humans relate to it. I have identified seven such major transformations and I have taken to referring to them as the “Seven Pillars of the Knowledge Revolution”, and the second part is devoted to the implications of the profound transformations that I have mapped in the first part.

Egypt in a changing World

Arab Censorship and Freedom of Expression in the Arab World

Arab Culture and Freedom of Expression

- Alexandria, Egypt

Welcome to your library, the Library of Alexandria: an institution that desires to be the meeting place of intellectuals and an open platform for scholarly debate; an institution that believes firmly that societies are constructed by the creativity of their people, and that cultures are shaped by their dialogues and wealth of creativity.

To Speak and To Hear: Two Sides of the Same Coin

- Remarks Delivered at the Seminar: “Access to Information in a Hybrid Age”, Beacon for Freedom of Expression, Oslo, Norway

Thank you for this invitation to speak at this important seminar, and to share a few reflections on “The Importance of Freedom of Expression and Access to Information”, topics that are close to my heart and which loom large in my mind.

Bio Info Nano Technology BINT , Convergence at the frontiers of science

New Paradigms For New Tomorrows

Fifth Anniversary BA Film

The Mo Ibrahim Prize Ceremony

- Remarks on the Occasion of The Mo Ibrahim Prize Ceremony at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt

Welcome to Egypt and to the New Library of Alexandria. It is a pleasure to welcome such eminent guests to our Bibliotheca Alexandrina, dedicated to the values of freedom of expression, mutual respect, openness, rationality, dialogue and learning. Values that are essential to promote good governance, tolerance and a humane society.

Cultural Accumulation and Modern Reading

- Shanghai, China

We live in the age of the internet. The digital age, where the traditional boundaries between voice, text, image and data have blurred and are on the verge of disappearing. The traditional view of writing as the supreme means of communication has already for a century been gradually displaced by the role of the image in transferring knowledge and interconnecting generations…

Freedom of Expression

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Information, Savoir et Sagesse

- Geneva, Switzerland

Au début de cette allocution que vous me faites l’honneur de me permettre de vous présenter, je voudrais essayer de préciser les termes de mon exposé. Car pour discuter une réalité complexe, il faudrait utiliser des concepts précis… comme le disait le président Mitterrand:

Freedom of Expression… at the Close of 2006!

- Remarks Delivered at the Close of the Ibsen Centennial Celebration at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt

Consider the paradox of our times. We live in a time of peerless communication, where news is instantaneous, and more information – and disinformation – is available on the Internet for all, at all times. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) revolution is creating a more connected world, a more informed world, and a world with much more in common than we ever had before.

Born Digital, The New Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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Reflections on Our Digital Future

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I believe that the future of Egypt, indeed of all the developing countries, will depend on a better appreciation of what can be done with the new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the mastery of these technologies and their proper deployment in a strategic fashion. This requires that the national infrastructure with its international links be in place. I am happy to note that Egypt has in the last few years been blessed with a Government that understands such issues and acts upon them. Providing free Internet access, and committed to increasing bandwidth, the Government has not spared any efforts in providing the broad national framework for institutions to respond to the challenge. Many have. The private sector responded. Mobile telephone and Internet subscribers exploded. However, the Arabic e-content lagged, and the systematic access to the knowledge and techniques necessary to respond to the new challenges of research and science needed organization and development.

Challenging Censorship, Defending Freedom

- Opening Remarks Delivered at IFLA/FAIFE Conference, Oslo, Norway

I am honored to be here with you today in this event that celebrates that greatest of human virtues: the respect for free expression. Without it we cannot survive on this planet speaking hundreds of tongues, holding a wide range of political opinions and displaying a bewildering array of social attitudes and cultural attributes.

Opening Address: The First Freedom

- International Conference on the Beacon for Freedom of Expression, Alexandria, Egypt

Today, The Library of Alexandria lives again. By our gathering and our commitment, we represent the values that the great Library stood for, by our presence and our actions we give content to the slogans and take firm steps on the path of asserting the principles we stand for.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina : The Rebirth of the Library of Alexandria

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The Third Great Global Revolution

- A Commencement Address Delivered at The American University, Cairo, Egypt

It is indeed a great honor to stand before you at this special moment of renewal and transition… Perennial as the grass, graduations celebrate achievement and promote transition. Speeches today must both help and challenge you as you embark on your new journey of life.

I have had the occasion to address a number of these gatherings in past years, and some overarching themes recur in what I have to say. But today is different. Today is special for me and for all of you..