The PA’s mission is to make stronger the trading environment for UK publishers, by providing a strong voice for the industry in Government, within society and with other stakeholders in the UK, in Europe and globally; providing a forum for the exchange of non-competitive information between publishers; and providing support and guidance to the industry through technological and other changes. Our center service is representation and lobbying, around copyright, rights and other matters related to our members, who stand for roughly 80% of the industry by turnover.
Publishers Association objectives are to:
- Represent the huge majority of UK publishing by turnover, growing membership across sectors year on year.
- Promote the intellectual property agenda, most important the debate in digital and other arenas, and working to make sure that IP laws are enforced.
- Proactively define policy positions in discussion with members, and constantly deliver on them in the public relationships arena and with other related stakeholders.
- Make clear the value of UK publishing in economic, cultural, scientific, educational and social terms, strongly communicating the role of and value added by publishers in a altering environment.
- Give a broad range of first rate information to members and other stakeholders in the worldwide marketplace.
- Guide and support the industry through technological change; and expand standards across the industry and up and down the supply chain where this will get better the sector’s competitiveness.
- Operate in a professional and successful manner.
