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CALGARY
(LC for APC) – In rural
Uganda, telecentres that have been established to promote rural access
to information and foster development are not
getting the results they had hoped for. Using the APC
WNSP’s Gender
Evaluation Methodology (GEM)
to understand why this is so, UgaBYTES, a Uganda-based NGO that works to promote access
to ICTs
in rural East Africa, has found that beyond the common obstacles to
access like technical infrastructure, connection costs and computer
literacy, women face numerous additional barriers if they want to use ICTs
to improve their lives. More
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MONTREAL
(Chad Lubelsky for APC) –
2010 promises to be a significant year for the future of the internet
with a number of potential changes on the horizon. It could be the last
year of existence for the Internet Governance Forum and ICANN is confronting big changes
as it moves out from under the control of the US government.
In this time of flux, policy windows can open and close quickly. APC is building a worldwide
network of civil society policy advocates from different spheres of
policy work and with diverse campaigning experiences who all have a
vested interest in ensuring that the internet
is free and open. More >>
CALGARY
(LC for APCNews) – Following the impact of Global Information Society
Watch 2009 which put the spotlight on “access to knowledge for
advancing democracy and human rights”, the University of Yale has
invited GISWatch co-publisher APC
to co-convene their fourth Access to Knowledge Conference. The
conference organised by Yale’s information society project will unite
scholars and human rights activists to look at designing laws, policies
and technical architectures to promote “social progress across the
globe”. Find out more about the conference. More
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