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IGF Open Consultations Palais des Nations, Room XIX 12 May 2008

IGF Advisory Group closed meeting Palais des Nations, Room XXVII 12 May 2008

Copyright and education in Africa: Launch of the ACA2K network
Copyright and education in Africa: Launch of the ACA2K network ACA2K 29 April 2008 By Asma Hassan for ACA2K

As the global community marked World Intellectual Property Day 2008, last 26th of April, an eight-country African research network was launched with a mandate to investigate the relationship between copyright and education in African countries.

APC urges International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to limit use of toxic chemicals in electronics production
APC urges International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to limit use of toxic chemicals in electronics production 24 April 2008 By Natalie Brown for APCNews

APC is supporting environmentalists’ calls to the South African National Committee of the IEC to vote against Clause 7 of IEC Standard 62368. Clause 7 requires that large amounts of fire retardant chemicals be used in electronics production, despite the lack of reliable fire data showing a nee...

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