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CALGARY
(LC
for APCNews) - In Cameroon, internet and telephone services are
unaffordable –
to the extent that at least half of the population has to resort to
illegal
operators, which are the only ones to make services like the internet
affordable to the average Cameroonian. More
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SANTO DOMINGO (El Nuevo Diario) - The
Dominican Republic is the first Latin American country to act on their
commitments to involve women in the information society nationwide.
This Caribbean island nation of ten million has promised to include a
“gender perspective” in every information and communications technology
initiative and policy developed by the government from now on. “This is
great news for women’s equality in the Dominican Republic,” said APC’s
Dafne Plou who trained government officials in November. “And it’s
potentially a breakthrough for millions of other women in Latin America
because the Dominican Republic is leading Latin American governments’
thinking around gender and technology as part of the regional eLAC2010
plan”. The tool the Dominicans have chosen to design and evaluate all
the public policies is the APC gender evaluation methodology
(GEM). More >>
MONTEVIDEO (KAH for APCNews) - Studies
reveal that the use of information and communication technologies
(ICTs) makes up 2% of all global emissions – the same amount as the
airline industry. By 2012, 4.5 billion people will have access to a
mobile phone – the majority will be those live on less than USD 2 a day
and be the most likely to be affected by climate change. “Planting the
Knowledge Seed – Adapting to climate change using ICTs”, a publication
from the Building Communication Opportunities alliance, explores the
practical linkages between climate change, access to and sharing of
information and knowledge and communication for development. More
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CALGARY
(LC
for APCNews) - Digital Empowerment Foundation of New Delhi has a wealth
of
experience in digital empowerment for women, children, and rural
communities in
India. The non-profit founded in 2003 by a former software company
owner was
created to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban India.
Partnering
with other organisations and government agencies, APC’s newest member
has made
a name for itself by making a big difference in small rural communities. More
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MONTEVIDEO
(KAH for APCNews) - Hundreds of people marched through Montreal in
support of
APC member Alternatives – a non-profit organisation which has helped
thousands
of people living in some of the most difficult situations in the world.
Alternatives has come under attack from the right-wing Conservative
government
in Canada and it is rumoured faces savage funding cuts which could
threaten its
existance. Join the Facebook campaign to Save Alternatives and send
your
letters of support. More
>>
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