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MONTEVIDEO
(AL for APCNews) - The problem of internet access in a country the size
of Brazil is as complex as its geography or its population. The
government is currently working on a national broadband plan which
would establish high-speed fibre optic connections in the major cities.
In order to reach the most distant towns, signals transmitted over the
air will be used (through waves that circulate on a set frequency or
spectrum). In this article we will review the trends in Brazil
regarding regulation of this resource. More>
TAGBILARAN
(APC for APCNews) – If we don’t consider the recent actions
—particularly by the US government— against people connected to
WikiLeaks as human rights violations, then a dangerous precedent is set
says APC in a statement. The human rights of the director of WikiLeaks
Julian Assange and suspected WikiLeaks informer Bradley Manning should
be guaranteed by international law. More>
PHNOM
PHEM (KB for APCNews) – APC member Open Institute, a non-profit
and non-government organisation in Cambodia, launched both the Centre
as well as a women’s rights guide book in December as part of APC’s
campaign: Take Back the Tech! to end violence against women. Take Back
the Tech!, which advocates the use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) to stop gender-based violence, is one of APC’s
initiatives to achieve the third Millenium Development Goal on equality
for women. More>
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