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Frédéric Dubois

Frédéric Dubois

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APC updates groundbreaking "internet rights" charter

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 31 (ITeM)

A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22.

A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22. A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22.

A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22. A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22.

A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22.

The Association for Progressive Communications is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals through the strategic use of information and communication technologies, especially internet technologies.

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For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Karen Higgs, APC communications manager
Tel : +44 7065 5555
Email : khiggs [at] apc [dot] org

A new network advocating communication strategies is created in Gorée

20 June 2008
GOREE ISLAND (APC) -

The GOREe-TIC network was officially created Friday June 20th during the last day of a workshop covering the use and politics of ICT at the Gorée Institute.

South Africa - APC supports national regulator against monopoly

7 March 2008
JOHANNESBURG () -

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), an international non-profit actor on internet access worldwide, has stated its whole-hearted support of the Independent Communications Authority o

Free Media, Free Society

18 December 2007
QUEZON CITY () -

FREE MEDIA, FREE SOCIETY

[Statement of the Foundation for Media Alternatives on the Arrest of Media Persons in relation to the Manila Peninsula incident of 29 November 2007]

Inspired by Aarhus Convention, Council of Europe and APC propose a code for public participation in internet regulation

13 November 2007
RIO DE JANEIRO () -

Intergovernmental and civil society organisations propose a self-regulatory mechanism to foster participation, access to information and transparency in internet governance at the Internet Governance

Civil society calls for new governance to make internet accessible to Africans

29 October 2007
KIGALI, RWANDA () -

Convened by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) on the 28th of October 2007, civil society groups have called for new forms of corporate governance to develop the ICT infrastructure i

Civil society calls for new governance to make internet accessible to Africans

29 October 2007
KIGALI, RWANDA () -

Convened by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) on the 28th of October 2007, civil society groups have called for new forms of corporate governance to develop the ICT infrastructure i

Winners of the APC Chris Nicol FOSS Prize 2007 announced

17 October 2007
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY () -

The first APC FOSS Prize established in 2006 to honour Chris Nicol, a long time FOSS advocate and activist who for many years, worked with APC, has been jointly awarded to:

APC launches new book on WSIS, developing countries and civil society: Time for lessons learned

12 September 2007
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA () -

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) has been roundly criticised in the past and this new study from APC concludes that the summit “is not the best starting poin

APC asserts `access´ to the internet & capacity-building are key to participative internet governance

3 September 2007
LONDON (APC) -

A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22.

APC launches new international free software prize

3 September 2007
MEXICO CITY (APC) -

A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22.