ICT policy
The programme will be developed by APC together with the programme with Google Africa and the Open Spectrum Alliance and Steve Song.
Unused TV white spaces could be the way to get highspeed wireless internet to millions living outside major African cities. Manufacturers are gearing up for mass production of white space devices and now is the time to act. APC and partners are coordinating an important workshop for govt officials, regulators and professionals in October.
Controlling what users can and can’t see on computers using filtering software is standard in US libraries. APC questions the Denver Public Library on their filtering policy and practices in a fictional exchange that tackles very real questions of freedom of information.
The FRIDA/IGF2011 award is supported by the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC), the International Development Research Center (IDRC) and the Internet Society (ISOC). This award seeks to recognize those projects and initiatives that contribute significantly
Usamos la lap top todos los días gran cantidad de horas, para trabajar, hablar con amigos, buscar y compartir información. Pero, ¿realmente sabemos qué hay detrás de su proceso de producción? En el marco del proyecto GreeningIT, Ryan Clement produjo un video para generar conciencia sobre todos los recursos necesarios para la creación de una lap top, el gasto de energía y combustible, c...
APC is calling on governments to follow up on their recent commitments to freedom of expression.
The European Court of Human Rights publishes factsheets on its case law, organized by theme. Each case has a short introduction and is linked to the decision.
Members of the OECD held a High Level Meeting in Paris this week, releasing a Communique on principles for internet policy-making on June 29 2011. Although we applaud the openness of governments and the OECD secretariat to include non-governmental stakeholder constituencies in the meeting, as a worldwide network promoting the use of the internet for social justice and sustainable development ...
“Anyone involved in the development of the internet over the last twenty years knows that transgression has probably been a far greater driver of innovation than IP protection,” says APC in a statement which points to “positive signs” coming out of the recent OECD meeting but questions the take on intellectual property as well as internet intermediaries’ responsibility for polici...
This guide includes all you need to know to plan your online campaign from a feminist perspective. What does this mean? That Strategising Online Activism: A Toolkit focuses on women’s needs and how technology can lead to their empowerment.
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