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Reflections on IGF 2014: Theresa Tafida, Fantsuam Foundation, Nigeria
Photo: Theresa Tafida
Being part of IGF 2014 has been a unique opportunity for my personal and professional development.
Reflections on IGF 2014: Ariel Barbosa, Colnodo, Colombia
Photo: Ariel Barbosa
This year’s IGF in Istanbul drew more than 1,600 foreign participants and around 700 local participants, as well as a high number of government representatives from Turkey and other countries, including Colombia, with a delegation headed by the minister of ICT and the director of the communications
Inclusive crowdsourcing for internet freedom
_The following is a slightly edited version of Nica Dumlao’s contribution as one of the panellists at Workshop 157 entitled "Crowdsourcing a Magna Carta for the Web We Want", held during the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey on 4 September 2014.
Reflections on IGF 2014: Arturo Bregaglio, Radio Viva, Paraguay
Participating in the 2014 IGF in Istanbul opened up a wide range of opportunities for both my own organisation and for APC, including new possibilities for partnerships, cooperation and impact.
Reflections on IGF 2014: Maksud Haque, Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES)
I would like to thank my host APC and also everyone for contributing to the success of the ninth annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first time that I joined the IGF, the multi-stakeholder policy dialogue.
Reflections on IGF 2014: Nica Dumlao, Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), Philippines
On 2-5 September 2014, the Ninth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was held at the Lufti Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Istanbul, Turkey. The event’s theme was "Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance".
I, together with FMA’s gender and ICT coordinator, Lisa García, participated in the IGF in Istanbul.
Violence against women and ICT in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A tricky place between raising awareness and lobbying for laws
Our ambitious journey with our first Take Back the Tech! this year started on a really good note – media response.
For years now, the topic of violence against women that is happening through ICTs has not been “attractive” enough for our local media.
Bits and bytes from my APNIC fellowship
APNIC38 fellowsIt’s been two weeks now since I attended the APNIC 38 conference but the good experience lingers ‒ meeting my co-fellows, meeting the network players in the region, relating with the friendly and helpful APNIC team, learning from the network experts, and last but not le
Facebook: The king laid bare and the drag queens
The social network created by Mark Zuckerberg recently suspended the profiles of drag queens whose pages were under their stage names.
How crucial is anonymity for sexual exploration and promoting sexual rights activism
While the debate around anonymity rarely gets seen from a feminist angle, women go through this feeling of being watched online and offline every day of their lives. It happens so often and so persistently that it has increasingly become synonymous to the experience of being a woman.
