(IT web online) – Now in its
34th year, the IT Personality of the Year recognises a person who has
made an outstanding impact on the South African ICT industry and a
significant contribution to the ICT profession. Among this year’s five
finalists (out of 10 nominees) was APC Executive director, Anriette
Esterhuysen. More
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(Bytes for All) – Bytes for All,
Pakistan is mourning the devastating loss of Irfan Ali Khudi, a
renowned and brave human rights defender from Quetta, Balochistan.
Irfan Ali lost his life in a blast last evening during a series of
suicide attacks at Rehmat Chowk, Alamdar Road, Quetta. More
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(ES for GenderIT.org) – The
Digital World 2012 – Knowledge to Prosperity conference in Dhaka,
Bangladesh 6-8 December was an amazing mashup of private sector,
government and civil society united in their interest in ICT for
development. As coordinator of APC’s End violence: Women’s rights and
safety online project, Jan Moolman presented Take Back the Tech! in a
session spotlighting tech-related violence against women. More
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(GenderIT.org for APCNews) – The
2012 TBTT campaign featured 16 stories for 16 days. Each of them
presented a different way that ICTs affect the lives of women around
the world. This GenderIT.org edition, edited by Françoise Mukuku from
the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects on some of the issues
emerged from these stories of survivor and courage. More
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(FD for APCNews) – South Africa
is one of several countries that possesses a “notice and take down
regime” for online content, meaning that internet service providers are
obliged to take down content that is deemed controversial by a
complainant. Understanding this regime as unconstitutional since its
inception in 2002, an attorney in Johannesburg has embarked on crusade
to change it. More
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