ITU
Contribution to the WTPF Secretary General's report
Deborah Brown, Avri Doria, Nnenna Nwakanma and Matthew Shears, members of the Informal Expert Group (IEG), contributed to the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Secretary General’s report.
World Telecommunications/ICT Policy Forum: Civil society calls for an open and participatory internet policy making
APC will participate in the upcoming World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum, taking place in Geneva from 14-16 May. APC endorses statements submitted by members of civil society involved in the process, and calls the International Telecommunications Union to consider them as a key input for the Forum. Read the documents.
World Telecommunications/ICT Policy Forum: Informal Expert Group Statement
APC Perspectivess on the Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs)
APC perspectives on the revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations
Current ITRs date from 1988 and considering the changes in the telecoms sector since then it is not surprising that they are up for review. The question is whether the upcoming WCIT poses a ‘threat’ to the internet. See APC’s perspective on the revision of the ITRs.
Freedom of expression and the Internet: How to reconcile practice and principles?
Watch the full (and very dynamic) discussion that took place in Geneva on May 17. Five seasoned human rights defenders faced off on the specific right to freedom of expression and how it relates to the internet. How to reconcile practice and principles when it comes to freedom of expression on the net? Anyone?
ITU's Young Innovators 2012 Competition - call for projects
The ITU Telecom Young Innovators Competition 2012 is now accepting applications.
The ITU is looking for socially engaged young people and identify projects with a genuine potential to succeed.
ITU Telecom Africa Conference 2008
According to the organisers, “ITU TELECOM AFRICA 2008 is a major networking platform for Africa’s top ICT names to come together and focus on core issues relating to ICT expansion across the region.
