Current projects
APC helps people get access to the internet where there is none or it is unaffordable, we help grassroots groups use the technology to develop their communities and further their rights, and we work to make sure that government policies related to information and communication serve the best interests of the general population, especially people living in developing countries. In all of our work we encourage people to network as a means of making other activities more sustainable. If people share their experiences and skills they have greater value over a longer period and often create a ripple effect.
Here are some of our current projects. Note: This is not a complete listing.
Global Information Society Watch 2009
The Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) report focuses on information and communications technologies (ICT) and how they are being implemented in different countries across the world. GISWatch takes a different thematic focus every year. The focus for GISWatch 2009 is on access to online information and knowledge, and includes reports from 49 countries across the globe – from Kazakhstan to Bulgaria, Colombia, Bangladesh and Namibia, and also includes regional overviews and different thematic reports on pressing issues. The report will be launched in late 2009.
Media piracy study
This two-year research project examines the nature and extent of media piracy and the effect of anti-piracy legislative and enforcement frameworks on access to knowledge in South Africa. The research was carried out by researchers from APC and several South African universities, and forms part of a larger study by researchers in Russia, India, Brazil, Mexico, and Hungary, on media piracy in their countries.