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.

Panel considers internet access and freedom of expression 09 October 2007 APC

Graciela Selaimen of APC member organization RITS (Information Network for the Third Sector) was one of three panellists invited to speak about internet rights during the session Know your rights: Article 19 in cyberspace, on 7 October 2007, the first day of the International Freedom of Expressio...

Forum Europe-China: IT systems on the age of the Internet 08 October 2007 APC

Citizens in China and Europe from the academia, NGO, companies, government met in Liège (Belgium) to exchange perspectives and discuss on the topic of Information Society and the Internet in China and Europe. The workshop on “IT systems on the age of the Internet” (4-5 October) was t...

Nothing succeeds like success!
Nothing succeeds like success! 08 October 2007 APC

…So not only, Musharraf was exploiting public money but the money received purely for development purposes. Since Musharraf is "darling of the west", so am sure that nobody will question him or his Government on this outrageous expenditure and all the audits and reports will be cleared with...

Pakistan: Keep the independent media at distance, they are trouble makers
Pakistan: Keep the independent media at distance, they are trouble makers 05 October 2007 APC

Just got this punch that independent media will be kept at far far distance tomorrow from highly controversial, unethical and outrageous presidential elections in Pakistan. Only state owned media will cover these elections at the designated polling stations, and issue the footage or "official new...

Pakistan: Freedom of expression like never before!
Pakistan: Freedom of expression like never before! 02 October 2007 APC

In Pakistan, its "freedom of expression like never before". This is the lead line of advertisements by the state owned media.

Bangladesh : Free flow of information can curb corruption Says Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chief
Bangladesh : Free flow of information can curb corruption Says Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chief 28 September 2007 APC

Free flow of information can be a strong weapon in curbing corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury said yesterday and hoped that the government would take measures to etablish the right to information.

Tell the geeks to stop developing software!!!
Tell the geeks to stop developing software!!! 27 September 2007 APC

…. was one of the main conclusions of Ethan Zuckerman’s ‘killer’ presentation at the Web2forDev conference. "One thing all geeks love is developing software. Give a geek a free minute and he will start writing software" he says, although he himself is a geek and enthusiast...

Bangladesh: International Right To Know Day 2007
Bangladesh: International Right To Know Day 2007 26 September 2007 APC

You are informed that September 28 is the International Right to Know Day. In recognition of the international right to know day In Bangladesh the day will be observed with full attention. Different NGOs/CSOs celebrate the day through different programs. I am mentioning here some programs:

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