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IGO-search.org is brought to you by the Union of International Associations (UIA), which has been collecting information on international non-profit organizations since 1907. This unique free service allows you to search the websites of all intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), comprising over 3000 bodies including the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, etc.
The conventional history of computing leaves out some key thinkers. When Vannevar Bush’s “As We May Think” first appeared in The Atlantic’s pages in July 1945, it set off an intellectual chain reaction that resulted, more than four decades later, in the creation of the World Wide Web.
2014-05-22
Paul Otlet Union of International Associations Web internetFederation of European and International Associations Established in Belgium (FAIB) is a non-profit, non-political association that promotes and defends the interests and activities of its Members. It was established in 1949 at the initiative of leading personalities of the Union of International Associations (UIA), with the intention to draw attention of the authorities to the existence of international associations in Belgium, and to the...
The Union of International Associations (http://www.uia.org) has had a long-term interest in information visualization. Already in 1971, a 16mm film about the work of the UIA in this field was produced, thanks to Mr Anthony Judge (former Assistant Secretary-General of the organization).
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Union of International Associations (UIA) is the world’s oldest, biggest and most comprehensive source of information on global civil society. Databases and publications cover many aspects of international organizations – their history, organization and meetings, and the problems and methods with which they work. The main entry point for all databases is: www.uia.org/db. The UIA was founded one hundred years ago, in 1907, by Henri La...