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.

Collecting Data on “Digital” Violence 19 October 2010 Lalaine P. Viado

Lalaine P. Viado shares insights on indicators of violence against women from a workshop geared towards strengthening information and knowledge sharing around VAW, where the APC WNSP was invited to talk about http://takebackthetech.net. Recognising that official data can only be as good as gover...

Bangladesh Consultation on AMARC10: 10 th World Conference of Community Radio Broadcasters 19 October 2010 AHM Bazlur Rahman

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. BNNRC promoting the advocacy with the government in relations to community radio with other organizations since its emergence.

Bangladesh: Call for Achieving Vision-2021
Bangladesh: Call for Achieving Vision-2021 07 October 2010 NGO AB

Mentioned that the NGOs will put forward the national development goals of the Government of Bangladesh and work as the supplementary force of the government efforts. Envisioning a Bangladesh by 2021, a middle income country where poverty will be drastically reduced; citizens will be able to meet...

Registration now open: Investigating African e-Infrastructure Applications of the Future
Registration now open: Investigating African e-Infrastructure Applications of the Future 29 September 2010 Laurette Gonzalès

Investigating African e-Infrastructure Applications of the Future 6th-7th October 2010, Lilongwe, Malawi REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! The 2nd ERINA4Africa workshop will be held at Kumbali Lodge, LILONGWE, Malawi on the 6th-7th October 2010 with sponsorship from the European Union under the EU FP7 proj...

India eGov 2.0 awards
India eGov 2.0 awards 28 September 2010 APC

Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to invite you all to send in your nominations for the India eGov 2.0 Awards 2010, instituted by eGOV magazine to bring to forth organisations that have been effectively using social media tools, websites and portals for governance and social development in India.

Strategic Priorities of Digital Bangladesh: EQUITABLE CITIZENS’ ACCESS
Strategic Priorities of Digital Bangladesh: EQUITABLE CITIZENS’ ACCESS 26 September 2010 A2I Office, PM Office, Dhaka

Our constitution envisions a state mechanism that guarantees equitable distribution of wealth among its citizens and of opportunities, which will eventually guide to the path of sustainable economic development.

Human Rights at the IGF - the universality of rights on the Internet
Human Rights at the IGF - the universality of rights on the Internet 22 September 2010 Henrik

After a week in Vilnius of listening and learning, of discussing and understanding I am now trying to conclude my experience of the human rights related sessions and discussions. The week started with a successful pre-event: Internet governance and human rights: Strategies and collaboration for ...

Help Kabissa continue to provide quality service and content
Help Kabissa continue to provide quality service and content 22 September 2010 APC

Last time I wrote about laying the foundations for the new Kabissa – today I’d like to tell you about some of the building blocks we are using to create the new structure. To stay on track to achieve our funding goal, we need to raise $2500 by the end of September. We can’t do t...

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