The West German information policy: results of the first and plans for a second governmental programme

Abstract

The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany was engaged upon formulating an information programme for the years 1985–1988 when I delivered this paper. (Since then the Program has been published and is also available in English). While this will result in a new orientation of governmental activities in this field it will of course rely on developments and experiences of the past and cannot be understood without knowing them. Therefore I will start with giving you this background especially with respect to the first programme for the Promotion of Information and Documentation, the so‐called IandD‐Programme of 1974. Then a short summary of the situation will be given as it has developed within and after this programme. And this will be the basis on which to discuss current activities and planning.

Citation

Abbel, R. (1986), "The West German information policy: results of the first and plans for a second governmental programme", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 38 No. 6/7, pp. 193-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051014