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MONTEVIDEO (LC for APCNews) - Women in
Africa may be accessing the internet, but are they getting the
information they need? Whether they are students, members of civil
society, leaders of indigenous communities or women and youth affected
by HIV/AIDS, patents and copyrights are making it increasingly
difficult for women in Africa to access the information they
need. This edition of Gender Centred, a periodic bulletin
produced by APC's programme for the GenderIT.org policy site, focuses
on the challenges copyright and the lack of information exchange bring
to those who need it most, and explores the different issues
surrounding open source software, copyright and rights to information. More >>
MONTEVIDEO (LC for APCNews) - In the past
decade, a new type of environmental threat has begun to appear on the
radar: e-waste. Well-intentioned citizens from Europe and North America
have been happily handing over their used electronic goods to be
recycled or resold; however, these items often end up in electronic
landfills, such as the one featured in this short CNN
documentary. Organisations like APC member Computer Aid International
work to help quality and functional second-hand electronics make their
way to schools and IT training centres in emerging economies, like the
Iya Abubakar Resource Center in Nigeria. CNN’s Christian
Purefoy explores the growing problem of e-waste and how organisations
like Computer Aid are taking this “waste” and helping empower students,
businessmen and women in the countries most affected by e-waste. More >>
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