MONTEVIDEO (APC) - In November
2009, the Dominican Republic became the first Latin American country to
pledge to include a ‘gender perspective’ – considering the distinct
needs of men and women— in every technology initiative and policy
developed by the government. The tool the Dominicans chose to design
and evaluate their progress from now on is the APC Gender Evaluation
Methodology. This is one of the achievements that APC, the world´s
oldest online progressive network, outlines in our latest annual
report. More
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MONTEVIDEO (APCNews) - APC staff
and members will be in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the fifth meeting of the
Internet Governance Forum. We'll be running two workshops and hosting a
pre-event on human rights. Here's a quick review of our activities.
We'll be providing on-site coverage for those of you following the IGF
remotely. More
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MONTREAL (Chad Lubelsky for APC)
– Attempts to get human rights on the internet onto the agenda at the
Fifth Internet Governance Forum – the UN conference now in its possibly
final edition -- which is to take place in September foundered in the
face of government resistance. And the IGF agenda for 2010 will focus
on development and internet governance. However Vilnius will be the
scenario to shape a debate on censorship, freedom of expression and
privacy that has been clamouring for attention. APC and partners will
hold a discussion on internet governance and human rights immediately
before the IGF in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 13. More
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