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Cyber Martial Law year one: Full stop, no mere pause
The Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance (PIFA), integrated by APC member Foundation for Media Alternatives, released a statement in commemoration of the 1st year of the passage of the repressive Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 in the Philippines into law. PIFA is developing a week-long online campaign to make sure that netizens will not forget that even though the law was temporarily halted, vigilance should remain to ensure that the law is completely junked.
Response from APC to the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation questionnaire
Open call for research participation in community networking
APC member Pangea, as one of the founding partners of the CONFINE project, coordinated by the Technical University of Catalonia, announces a new open call for participation in a research project on community networking. Apply before 19 October 2013.
Developing strategy through 2016: An interview with APC's KRA leads
The APC network has newly adopted a strategic plan that includes five familiar areas of focus. These strategic priorities will be championed by five leads in the APC staff. APCNews interviewed the KRA leads and asked about the opportunities and challenges that we expect in the coming years.
UPDATE: APC down time over the weekend of 2 to 4 August
Since 10 am on Thursday 1 August 2013, connectivity problems at the data centre where APC servers are hosted through our member, GreenNet, affected most of our websites, email and mailing lists. This appears to be caused by a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, and a loss of routing to GreenNet’s network.
APC leaders inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame
APC Executive Director Anriette Esterhusyen and Finance Manager Karen Banks have been inducted by the Internet Society into the Internet Hall of Fame. They were honoured in the category of Global Connectors as individuals who have made significant contributions to the global growth and use of the internet.
Making ICTs work for social justice and development: From encryption to data validation, our panel give 16 key pointers on using information and communication technologies
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Making ICTs work for social justice and development: From encryption to data validation, our panel give 16 key pointers on using information and communication technologies
26 June 2013
Africa's liberators should embrace civil society as an ally
The Mail and Guardian, Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa's liberators should embrace civil society as an ally
26 June 2013
