University of Papua New Guinea press and Canada Connections

Following on from the Networking the Pacific Meeting in Victoria, B.C. - May last year, Maria Ng Lee Hoon of the IDRC Singapore Office is currently investigating ways in which a web site can be created for publications of Papua New Guinea publishers on PAN. This will cover most of the publishers mentioned in the story on the Australian Book Fair.

Currently attempts are being made to improve the University of Papua New Guinea Press. The Canadian International Development Agency is supporting an International Publishing Partnerships (IPP) programme and it is felt that this might be a way forward.

This involves linking with a Canadian publisher and the initiative must come from that publisher. Contacts with the project administrator has meant that our letter has been forwarded to the Canadian Association of University Presses. If any publishers in Canada would like to be involved and has the capacity it could prove an useful collaboration on both sides.

Further details on progress (or the lack of it) from your correspondent!

Dr. John Evans, July 26, 1996
c/o South Pacific Centre for Communication and Information in Development (SPCenCIID)
University of Papua New Guinea
Box 320, University PO.
National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
--> Phone (675+) 326 7191 - Fax (675+) 326 7187
E-mail 100353.162@compuserve.com

© 1996 John Evans and The Provenance Electronic / Web Magazine

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