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MONTEVIDEO 14 May 2009 (APC for APC) – In
late 2007, APC members from almost forty countries and five continents
met to define the strategic priorities for APC until 2012. They
assessed the context faced by APC and civil society organisations using
internet and other ICTs for social change. They considered trends in
accessing the internet (including the role of mobile phones), in
internet and information policy and regulation and in social networking
and media. They also looked at other factors like climate change, which
will have a huge impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. After
several days of deliberation, six issues were identified as key
strategic areas that APC must tackle to ensure that the internet
remains free and open and that more and more people can connect to it
and use it to improve their lives and create a more just world. More
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MONTEVIDEO 14 May 2009 (APC for APCNews) -
After several days of intense debate, APC members identified six issues
as the key strategic areas that APC must tackle in the next five years:
advocating for affordable internet access for all, ICTs and the
environment, building the “information commons” , defending internet
rights, critical and creative engagement of emerging technologies from
a social change perspective and improving governance, especially
governance of the internet. Why did APC members prioritise those six
issues? What are the key challenges and opportunities that they
perceive regarding the freedom of the internet and its use for social
justice in the coming years? More
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ZAGREB 14 May 2009 (Danjela Babic for
ZaMirNET) - APC member ZaMirNET has been working hard on uncovering the
truth about war crimes committed during the Yugoslav wars, between 1991
and 2001. In late October, they joined an initiative to establish a
regional body that will expose the truth about war crimes committed in
the former Yugoslavia, which will help serve justice and guarantee that
these crimes will not be repeated in the future. More recently, they
have also made important headway in e-inclusion initiatives and access
to public services for those who cannot see, including the launch of a
new web portal for IT professionals and a general audience. More
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CALGARY 14 May 2009 (LC for APCNews) –
Reports indicate that violence against women (WAV) is still very much
present in today’s society – one out of three women worldwide suffers
from some form of gender-based violence. As part of the global campaign
on “Say NO to violence against women”, APC member the Open Institute in
Cambodia conducted three forums on “Reclaiming ICT to end violence
against women” held from September to December 2008. Through these
forums, they were able to uncover key challenges in the use of ICTs to
end violence against women, and put forth a series of pertinent
recommendations to be implemented in Cambodia as part of the country’s
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More
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JOHANNESBURG 14 May 2009 (Women'sNet) - The
recent South African elections, held on April 22 2009, seem to be the
most vibrant yet to grip the country. Political parties launched their
manifestos and a striking issue was the absence of women’s concerns in
the political parties’ agenda, in spite of the fact that women formed
the majority of this years registered voters. This special edition
newsletter on gender and politics by Women’sNet explores the question
of women, gender and politics and will leave you wanting to
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