GENEVA (Joy Liddicoat for APC) – This
must-read Q&A is a great resource on how the internet and human
rights are related. This short catch-all article summarises the "why"
behind APC's efforts to have the internet recognised as a very powerful
enabler of human rights. It's the one article you should read to dig
into what's happening at the UN in Geneva this week. More
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PERGAMINO (FF for APCNews) - APCNews
interviewed Ermanno Pietrosemoli from EsLaRed and Russel Southwood from
Balancing Act on some of the issues covered during a workshop organised
by APC at the recent WSIS Forum in Geneva. Both agreed that workshops
on TV white spaces sensitises stakeholders to deal with spectrum
allocation from an important perspective that supersedes commercial
interests. More
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CALGARY (LC for APCNews) - The LAC
region faces many water-related issues – from drought and flooding to
hurricanes and landslides. A new book commissioned by APC and the
IRDC examines how ICTs can help alleviate climate and weather-related
stress in these areas. APC talks to LAC regional author, Gilles Cliche,
about his findings. More
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PERGAMINO (FF for APCNews) - Lillian
Nalwoga from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and
Southern Africa (CIPESA) coordinated research on open governance data
in Uganda as part of APC's Action Research Network project. “Citizens,
academia, the private sector and civil society need to be more involved
in the implementation of open governance,” says Nalwoga in an interview
with APCNews. More
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