APC Talk

This section is a space where APC's staff, members and readers can open up conversations on topics that are of interest for the ICT community. It is a space where authors get to be themselves – sometimes to express opinions and challenge the readers on issues and topics that are close to them, sometimes to share their personal experience on an event or a current debate. The views expressed in this section do not necessarily reflect the views of APC or its network, but that does not make them any less valuable.

Why internet rights matter for Africa(ns) 03 September 2014 Sheena G. Magenya

When I found myself suddenly having to care for and look after my new born child alone, I panicked. I panicked because I had never done this before and the ten minute tutorial on washing and feeding my infant that the nurse gave me at the hospital was lacking in many ways.

Tools and Tactics for the LGBTI community in sub-Saharan Africa 01 September 2014 Tactical Tech

Tactical Tech is delighted to announce the launch of a new guide: Tools and Tactics for the LGBTI community in sub-Saharan Africa.

May First/People Link server hit with DoS attack
May First/People Link server hit with DoS attack 22 August 2014 May First/People Link

Evidence attack was aimed at Palestine rights organisations May First/People Link is a membership organisation dedicated to the defense of the internet and the sharing, among its members, of website and email resources, and joined APC as a member in 2013.

Asia Pacific stakeholders assert ‘Human rights should be the heart of internet governance discussion’
Asia Pacific stakeholders assert ‘Human rights should be the heart of internet governance discussion’ 21 August 2014 Nica Dumlao and Lisa Garcia from Foundation for Media Alternatives

Annually since 2010, stakeholders coming from different countries in the Asia Pacific (AP) meet to discuss pertinent issues on internet governance.

CIPESA's reflections on the Third Africa Internet Governance Forum, 2014
CIPESA's reflections on the Third Africa Internet Governance Forum, 2014 18 August 2014 Lillian Nalwoga

With the internet projected to reach almost 20 per cent of the Africa population in 2014, it becomes important to discuss modalities under which it should remain an open and reliable tool for development. It is with this background that Africa Internet stakeholders gathered in Abuja, Nigeria, Jul...

Training in urban community agriculture in Cameroon
Training in urban community agriculture in Cameroon 14 August 2014 PROTEGE QV

An agronomist assists a training participant to identify and break the eyelets on a plantain sucker. Photo: PROTEGE QVAs part of its urban agriculture programme, PROTEGE QV organised a training workshop in 2013 on the rapid multiplication of plantain “suckers” for planting.

ALIN adopts ICTs to digitise farmers’ records in Kenya
ALIN adopts ICTs to digitise farmers’ records in Kenya 14 August 2014 ALIN

The Sokopepe website services small-scale farmers in Kenya. Screenshot.Kenya-based Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) has spun off a social enterprise company known as Sokopepe Limited [www.sokopepe.co.ke].

Gender-based violence project in Cambodia nominated for UN award
Gender-based violence project in Cambodia nominated for UN award 14 August 2014 Open Institute

The Open Institute’s gender-based violence (GBV) project in Cambodia was nominated by an international jury of ICT experts to move on to the second round of the UN-sponsored 2013 World Summit Award (WSA) in the category of e‑Inclusion & Empowerment.

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