APC's executive director to address OECD ministers in Seoul

kah — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:02:40 -0300

SEOUL (Karen Higgs for APCNews) -

Anriette Esterhuysen, executive director of the APC, is one of the speakers at an OECD ministerial meeting on the future of the internet being held in South Korea on June 17-18. Over thirty ministers have confirmed they will attend the Ministerial, along with leaders from international government organisations, business, organised labour, the internet’s technical community and civil society.

Internet Governance Forum: APC makes recommendations on themes and structure

webmaster — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0300

GENEVA (APC) -

The first preparatory meeting for the next Internet Governance Forum (scheduled for December 2008 in India) was held in Geneva on 26 February 2008. APC issued a statement recommending the implementation of regional and national IGFs, using sustainable development as a key theme and advising on the format of working groups to address and follow up on key issues. APC also submitted a paper that identifies and documents the main areas of discussions and ‘recommendations’ that were generated under the access theme at the second IGF, held in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007.

What Latin Americans understand as internet governance

webmaster — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0200

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (Pablo Accuosto and Valeria Betancourt) -

Through an initiative of the Information Network for Civil Society (RITS), Latin American and Caribbean actors met in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007. Why in Rio and what for? To exchange ideas on the issues that were debated at the second Internet Governance Forum. Read the main pointers.

Paraguay accused of attacking net neutrality

webmaster — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:00:00 -0300

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY (APCNews) -

“An attack on net neutrality and an act of censorship,” was how Miguel Acosta, editor of a New York-based Paraguayan newspaper referred to the measure taken by the Paraguayan Communication Company to block access to internet telephony or voice over internet protocol (VoIP). Civil society has responded forcefully to this situation.

BytesForAll launches draft report on the use of technology for development in Bangladesh

webmaster — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0200

GOA, INDIA (FN for APCNews) -

APC member in South Asia, BytesForAll, has launched its ‘ICT4D Status Report 1.0’, a document looking into the use of information and communication technology for the purpose of development. Areas covered are localisation/open content development, updates on the telecentre movement, access and infrastructure issues, community radio development and e-governance in the context of Bangladesh.

APC updates groundbreaking "internet rights" charter

webmaster — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0200

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY (APCNews) -

APC’s charter was first developed by APC members and partner organisations at “internet rights” workshops held in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa in 2001-2002. APC’s new charter revised in November 2006 includes a section on internet governance – the focus of recent UN summits – and our position that the internet is a global public good. An essential reference for anyone concerned about the freedom of the internet and ‘internet access for all’ nationally and internationally.

Utopia called diversity?

webmaster — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0200

ATHENS, GREECE (AL for APCNews) -

What does diversity mean in the internet? The linguistic and content plurality approach is what the organising committee for the Internet Governance Forum, that is going on in Athens, Greece from October 29th to November 2nd, chose.

Latin America makes noise at the Forum on Internet Governance

webmaster — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0200

ATHENS, GREECE (AL for APCNews) -

Latin America makes noise at the Forum on Internet Governance. What priorities is Latin America carrying around in its briefcase for this first Forum on Internet Governance? How are all the sectors participating in a pioneer event in this format? APCNews spoke to Raúl Echeberría, LACNIC executive director, the Latin America and the Caribbean internet address registry.

APC asserts `access´ to the internet & capacity-building are key to participative internet governance

webmaster — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0200

ATHENS, GREECE (APC) -

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), a network of civil society organisations working with ICTs and the internet for social justice and sustainable development thinks that the IGF is a valuable space for policy dialogue. As the first Internet Governance Forum that took place Athens in early November 2006 draws to a close, APC would like to insist on two issues be given priority: access to internet infrastructure and capacity building.