APC Talk

This section is a space where APC's staff, members and readers can open up conversations on topics that are of interest for the ICT community. It is a space where authors get to be themselves – sometimes to express opinions and challenge the readers on issues and topics that are close to them, sometimes to share their personal experience on an event or a current debate. The views expressed in this section do not necessarily reflect the views of APC or its network, but that does not make them any less valuable.

New Media School by Kaos GL: "Gays and lesbians are changing the world by making news" 29 May 2015 Kaos GL

“New Media School” organized in May this year by Kaos GL, APC partner in the Sexual Rights Project, took place with the participation of over 20 reporter candidates from 14 different cities.

Towards a free and secure internet for all
Towards a free and secure internet for all 20 May 2015 Lisa García

Indeed, there are many benefits to being online, and yet there are also risks that people experience, especially people from marginalised groups, including women. While freedom of expression is magnified online, the right to privacy can be compromised. As more and more people are getting connecte...

A Government-Centred Global Conference of Cyberspace
A Government-Centred Global Conference of Cyberspace 12 May 2015 Michael Graaf

I was alerted to the Global Conference of Cyberspace by one of my fellow African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) alumni. In fact, I hoped to attend the civil-society-oriented pre-event, where I could have represented my organisation.

Digital Empowerment Foundation: “Not Too Inaccessible for Broadband: Connecting Remote Communities with Wireless Spectrum”
Digital Empowerment Foundation: “Not Too Inaccessible for Broadband: Connecting Remote Communities with Wireless Spectrum” 04 May 2015 Shahid Ahmed

As part of the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), my colleague Ritu Srivastava and I I participated in an interactive session on Broadband for All organised at the RightsCon conference in Manila, Philippines.

Digital Empowerment Foundation on the Right to Access the Internet: Upholding a Human Right
Digital Empowerment Foundation on the Right to Access the Internet: Upholding a Human Right 04 May 2015 APC

DEF team member, Ms. Ritu Srivastava, participated in the interactive session on Right to Access the Internet: Upholding a Human Right at the RightsCon conference in Manila, Philippines.

The Privacy is in the Protocol: Why Civil Society Needs to Pay Attention to the IETF
The Privacy is in the Protocol: Why Civil Society Needs to Pay Attention to the IETF 27 April 2015 Mallory Knodel

In the fourth installment of the FOC Working Group 1 (WG1) blog series, Mallory Knodel reflects on the link between cybersecurity and internet protocol engineering at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

Coalition of African Lesbians granted Observer Status by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Coalition of African Lesbians granted Observer Status by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 27 April 2015 CAL

In this statement, the Coalition of African Lesbians congratulates the decision of the African Commission on Human and People´s Rights to grant Observer Status to CAL, a network of 19 organisations working to transform Africa into a continent where lesbian and bisexual women and gender non-confo...

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