Tunisia: The Tunisian capital is hosting, from December 8 to 10, a regional workshop bringing together copyright officials from several Arab countries. The event focuses on the implementation of the Marrakech Treaty, adopted in 2013, which aims to facilitate access to published works for people who are blind, visually impaired, or have other reading difficulties with printed texts. According to Agence Tunis Afrique Presse, the workshop gathers representatives from countries such as Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, and Syria. Discussions will cover several topics, including 'The International Legal Framework of Copyright: From the Berne Convention to the Marrakech Treaty,' 'The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Producing Accessible Books,' and 'Creating Strategies to Develop Cross-Border Exchange Networks.' At the opening of the workshop, Amina Srarfi, Minister of Cultural Affairs, highlighted Tunisia's effor ts to implement the principles of the Marrakech Treaty, ratified by Tunisia in 2016. She emphasised that, within the framework of social inclusion and universal access to knowledge, Tunisia has launched an innovative action plan, representing a significant advance in literature and the arts. She also mentioned several initiatives by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, such as equipping public libraries with assistive devices for the blind, establishing the 'Knowledge Suitcase' in selected libraries, and creating specialised sections in public music institutions for visually impaired children. Furthermore, the Minister noted that the Ministry is working closely with the Tunisian Copyright and Related Rights Organisation (OTDAV) to establish mechanisms for producing audiobooks while ensuring their legal use. Mohamed El Habbal, Programme Management Officer - Accessible Books Consortium- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), welcomed this regional meeting, which allows Arab countries to coordinate on a ccessible books. He also shared key statistics, noting that the global number of blind people is estimated at 235 million, with less than 10% of intellectual works accessible to the visually impaired, and that the World Blind Union estimates that only 1 in 10 blind people in developing countries has access to education. He added that the workshop provides an opportunity to better understand the benefits of the Marrakech Treaty and to share accessible educational resources among Arab countries. Ramzi Garouachi, Director General of OTDAV, announced that a second workshop will be organised for African countries, aimed at mobilising the support of creators, authors, and publishers to make their works accessible to visually impaired people. The Marrakech Treaty, signed on June 27, 2013, is an international treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), aimed at facilitating access to published works for the blind, visually impaired, and people with other reading difficulties of printed texts.