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APC statement to the informal consultations with stakeholders and member states on the Global Digital Compact
APC statement to the informal consultations with stakeholders and member states on the Global Digital Compact 05 February 2023 APC

APC believes that the Global Digital Compact could play a key role in ensuring that the lessons learned from years of multistakeholder cooperation feed into future processes of internet policy, internet governance and global digital cooperation.

Wiki Katat and Radio Tosepan Limakxtum: Indigenous communication for autonomy
Wiki Katat and Radio Tosepan Limakxtum: Indigenous communication for autonomy 03 February 2023 Adriana Labardini Inzunza

Promoting sustainable and self-managing community networks helps close the digital gap. Noteworthy initiatives advancing toward that goal include Wiki Katat, the first virtual mobile operator headed by a rural and Indigenous community in Mexico.

Ola Bini declared innocent: "This decision makes Ecuador a safer place for cybersecurity"
Ola Bini declared innocent: "This decision makes Ecuador a safer place for cybersecurity" 03 February 2023 APCNews

The Swedish software developer and programmer's acquittal by an Ecuadorian court sets a significant precedent in the defence of the rights to digital privacy and security.

Seeding change: The community networks flowering in Argentina during challenging times
Seeding change: The community networks flowering in Argentina during challenging times 02 February 2023 Débora Prado

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentina saw many community networks flourishing and upholding the country to implement unprecedented policies. The key to this was the awareness of where the most valuable knowledge is: within the communities. Find out more through the journey of AlterMundi.

Seeding change in 2022: Reflections on a year of resilience in the APC network
Seeding change in 2022: Reflections on a year of resilience in the APC network 17 December 2022 Maja Romano

Throughout 2022, APC members have worked hard to seed change that is impactful and sustainable. This year we connected with 11 members to explore in-depth stories of their diverse and inspiring projects, undertaken with the support of APC subgrants.

Joint statement at NGO Committee consultation with ECOSOC accredited NGOs
Joint statement at NGO Committee consultation with ECOSOC accredited NGOs 16 December 2022 Various

APC joins with other civil society organisations to denounce that while the Committee on NGOs is the gatekeeper to civil society access and is entrusted with monitoring the relationship between NGOs and the UN, the Committee’s practices violate its mandate.

Celebrating 15 years of GISWatch: "We build an advocacy agenda that crosses continents"
Celebrating 15 years of GISWatch: "We build an advocacy agenda that crosses continents" 16 December 2022

The seventh installment of the GISWatch 15 year celebration series contains reflections of researchers around the globe who have contributed to the report year after year, including the latest edition, GISWatch 2021-2022: Digital futures for a post-pandemic world.

Rethinking technologies. Dreaming collectively at DWeb
Rethinking technologies. Dreaming collectively at DWeb 07 December 2022 Dana Beltrán Barbosa and María Alvarez Malvido

DWeb Camp was a place to share questions, experiences, concerns and joys regarding our relation to technologies. People from diverse walks of life had the opportunity and privilege to give ourselves the time and place to get together and weave ideas towards the decentralisation of the internet.

Celebrating 15 years of GISWatch: "An album of photos built with thoughtful criteria"
Celebrating 15 years of GISWatch: "An album of photos built with thoughtful criteria" 05 December 2022 Florencia Roveri

Part of the GISWatch 15th anniversary series, this piece comes from Florencia Roveri, a long-standing author from our network member Nodo TAU, who has been contributing significantly to Argentina country reports since the inception of GISWatch. 

APC statement at the opening of the 2022 Internet Governance Forum
APC statement at the opening of the 2022 Internet Governance Forum 29 November 2022 APC

This IGF is taking place when the effects of overlapping global crises such as the weakening of democracy, wars, and the worsening of the environmental situation and climate change are felt strongly but differently in different contexts. What does all this mean for internet governance?

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