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Retreat from the IGF?
HRC resolution on human rights on the internet: What really happened?
Inside the Information Society: Three challenges for the Internet Governance Forum
*_Each week, David Souter comments on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society.
Inside the Information Society: Connecting ICTs to economic, social and cultural rights
*_Each week, David Souter comments on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society.
Inside the Information Society: Putting ICTs to rights
Each week, David Souter comments on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society. This week’s blog looks at human rights and how they have been affected by ICTs and the Internet.
We talk a lot about ICTs and human rights.
Inside the Information Society: ICTs, equality and empowerment - what's really happening?
*_Each week, David Souter comments on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society.
States must go beyond ensuring basic access... to empower citizens
Access to information is a fundamental right that needs to be realised in support of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs) – whether it’s information on life skills, social security grants, science and culture, or access to legal or educational resources. Access to information is also high on the global sustainable development agenda.
The problem with “development” – linking infrastructure to content indicators
Responding to reports by the special rapporteurs on migrants and extreme poverty at the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the government of Botswana had something interesting to say. It sai
Inside the Information Society: What the World Bank thinks about Digital Dividends
*_David Souter comments each week on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society.
Inside the Information Society: Where are the ICTs in sustainable development?
David Souter comments each week on an important issue for APC members and others concerned about the Information Society. This week’s blog is about the need for more recognition of ICTs in sustainable development.
‘Sustainable development’ is the UN’s current watchphrase.
