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Virtual Summit on Community Networks in Africa: Strategies and tools for community network monitoring
Virtual Summit on Community Networks in Africa: Strategies and tools for community network monitoring 06 October 2021 Internet Society and APC

The second session of the Virtual Summit on Community Networks in Africa season 2021/2022 will take place on 27 October at 12:00 UTC to explore strategies and tools for implementing network monitoring for community networks. Register now!

Seeding change: BAIF partners with community members to create a digital ecosystem in the tribal village of Pathardi, India
Seeding change: BAIF partners with community members to create a digital ecosystem in the tribal village of Pathardi, India 06 October 2021 APCNews

How are APC partners improving their communities' lives? BAIF is partnering with community members to enable a digital ecosystem in Pathardi, a tribal village in India, as a way to archive local knowledge and culture, protect biodiversity, and provide new income alternatives.

Servelots joins the APC network: Connecting the unconnected to enable content creation by all, for all
Servelots joins the APC network: Connecting the unconnected to enable content creation by all, for all 04 October 2021 APCNews

"With APC, we have experienced a network whose technology and community initiatives seek equitable knowledge communities, with a special emphasis on the global South," said Servelots, which first joined the APC community as a partner organisation in its community networks initiative.

Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 40
Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 40 30 September 2021 APCNews

Welcome to the 40th monthly round-up of developments impacting your local access networks.

Identities experiencing the internet: Nepal survey report
Identities experiencing the internet: Nepal survey report 22 September 2021 Shubha Kayastha and Mamata Pokharel

This report tracks recent trends in internet use in Nepal, incorporates findings from a survey administered to 196 individuals from the Kathmandu valley and surrounding areas, and recommends a way forward to build a more inclusive, tolerant and feminist internet.

Seeding change: Murambinda Works on building community networks and ICT solutions that respond to people’s needs
Seeding change: Murambinda Works on building community networks and ICT solutions that respond to people’s needs 16 September 2021 APCNews

How are APC partners improving their communities’ lives? Murambinda Works is fostering digital inclusion and literacy while building the link between internet access and other fundamental rights, such as education, in Zimbabwe.

Joint letter: An open, interconnected and interoperable internet
Joint letter: An open, interconnected and interoperable internet 14 September 2021 Various

Joint letter, signed by a coalition of civil society and industry stakeholders, raises concerns about the human rights risks of internet fragmentation and setting out principles for an open, interconnected and interoperable internet.

A groundbreaking government programme opens the way for community-based connectivity in Argentina
A groundbreaking government programme opens the way for community-based connectivity in Argentina 03 September 2021 AlterMundi

The Roberto Arias Connectivity Programme seeks to address urgent demands in regions of Argentina affected by digital exclusion.

Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 39
Community Networks and Local Access Monthly Newsletter - Number 39 26 August 2021 APCNews

Welcome to the 39th monthly round-up of developments impacting your local access networks.

Seeding change: KICTANet proposes a gender lens to promote community-centric approaches during and beyond the pandemic
Seeding change: KICTANet proposes a gender lens to promote community-centric approaches during and beyond the pandemic 26 August 2021 APCNews

How are APC members improving their communities’ lives? KICTANet works towards network building to bring diverse voices and pieces of evidence to the spotlight and build enabling regulation for ICTs in Kenya.

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