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.

Kenya’s Potential to produce Agro-fuels 15 November 2007 APC

In Kenya especially the arid and semi-arid areas, scenes of idle land are common. These pieces of land are deemed unproductive.

IGF panel discussion sheds light on Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development 15 November 2007 APC

Eduardo Nuñez, Director of the Brazilian Institute of Statistics, Marthin Hilbert, Coordinator of the Information Society Programme of UN-ECLAC, and Mansour Farah, Team Leader of the ICT Division of UN-ESCWA, all made presentations at the IGF Panel Discussion on the Partnership on Measuring ICT ...

IGF workshop focuses on the role of regulatory frameworks in improving access to Internet
IGF workshop focuses on the role of regulatory frameworks in improving access to Internet 15 November 2007 APC

Recommendations developed by workshop participants focused on four main themes; enhancing the development of and access to infrastructure; enabling policies and financing frameworks; offering technological choice, responding to demand and addressing the challenge/opportunities of convergence; and...

SNAPSHOTS: Who is at the IGF II? Andrew Garton
SNAPSHOTS: Who is at the IGF II? Andrew Garton 14 November 2007 APC

Learn more about the people at the ground in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And don’t miss the pictures!

Africa: Steps taken for multilingual internet
Africa: Steps taken for multilingual internet 14 November 2007 APC

An article posted today on the allAfrica.com website reports on the collaborative efforts of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the International Telecommunication Union, and UNESCO to address the multilingualism issue posed by the rapid expansion of the internet.

UN conference tackles problem of bringing another billion users to internet
UN conference tackles problem of bringing another billion users to internet 14 November 2007 APC

Here’s an article from the International Herald Tribune, published 12 November, on the challenges of expanding the internet to include less-developed regions: "Now that more than 1 billion people use the Internet, international policy makers and experts are struggling with how link the worl...

Anriette Esterhuysen's opening session speech featured in Intellectual Property Watch article
Anriette Esterhuysen's opening session speech featured in Intellectual Property Watch article 14 November 2007 APC

Intellectual Property Watch, a non-profit independent news service that reports on international intellectual property policies, quotes APC executive director Anriette Esterhuysen, in an article featured today on their website under Latest Open Access News.

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