CALGARY (LC for APCNews) – As
international organisations, civil society, governments and the private
sector gather in Rio for the UN convention on sustainable development
and the People's summit, APC staff and members, too, will be live
tweeting and reporting on the event, holding workshops and speaking on
panels. More
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LONDON (GreenNet) – GreenNet has
compiled a series of at-a-glance tip sheets to help everyday users and
IT professionals use computers in a more sustainable way. We hope
you’ll find them useful. More
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PERGAMINO (FF for APCNews) – APC's
initiative "Open Spectrum for Development," which analyses spectrum
regulation in Africa, Asia and Latin America, has its own website to
feature materials produced from the project. More
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MONTEVIDEO (AF for APCNews) – After
more than 30 years of working to promote information and communications
technology in Africa, Nancy Hafkin was inducted into the Internet Wall
of Fame. In an interview with APCNews, she shares the history of her
work and that of communications technology in Africa, her interest in
Africa, obstacles and achievements. More
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PRAGUE (Katerina Fialova and Sonia
Randhawa for GenderIT.org) – Thirty people from six continents met at
the APC “Dialogue on digital security and women’s human rights
defenders” to discuss regional and global trends on digital security,
freedom of expression and freedom of association, and their impact on
women’s human rights defenders. Katerina Fialova and Sonia Randhawa
interviewed two of the participants. More
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