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MONTEVIDEO
(APCNewS) - Facebook is not just a way to get back in touch with old
classmates from school or see what your “friends” are up to. Activists
around the world are taking advantage of this new virtual space to
expand their reach and establish more immediate and interactive contact
with individuals and organisations from an ever wider range of
backgrounds. ITeM, an APC member in Uruguay, talked with APCNoticias
about how it is using this web-based tool, and shared some practical
advice for others who are experimenting with social networks and other
Web 2.0 tools. More >>
MONTEVIDEO
(KAH for APCNews) - Back in 2007, when APC members and staff got
together to translate and print the APC internet rights charter in
twenty languages, campaigners in Asian countries in particular pointed
out that information about information and communications technologies
(ICT) is usually only available in English. “In Pakistan, not even the
government provides basic ICT policy information in Urdu,” Bytes for
All’s Shahzad Ahmad told APC. Now APC’s latest annual report is
available in Urdu, a language spoken by 265 million people. Shahzad
Ahmad talked to APCNews about the importance of this publication in his
part of the world. More >>
MONTEVIDEO
(LC for APCNews) - The Family Alliance for Development and Cooperation
(FADECO) has come a long way since 1993, when Joseph Sekiku and friends
formed an alliance to help overcome poverty in north-western Tanzania.
Starting as a network of people sharing an internet connection, the
small telecentre eventually became a computer literacy training
station, an internet café, and has expanded to an informative radio
station reaching two million listeners, many of whom are farmers. Radio
France International interviewed Joseph after his story was featured in
an APC study called Unbounded possibilities: Observations on sustaining
rural ICTs. Listen to the interview (off-site). More >>
JOHANNESBURG
(APC for APC) - APC is looking for a bright, energetic person who can
assist our executive director and provide strong liaison with the
organisations who finance our work. The successful candidate will like
to write, enjoy working in an international team online, and will play
a real role in the future sustainability of the APC, one of the longest
running online networks for social justice in the world. Deadline for
applications is February 20.
More >>
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