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.

Argentinian's unequal access to the net 09 August 2006 APC

Danilo from APC member in Argentina, Nodo Tau, comments to the APC report "Reduce the cost of international internet connectivity".

Michael de Beer, friend and partner of APC, died on August 6, aged 33 08 August 2006 APC

APC has just received the very sad news that our long-time friend and collaborator, Mike, died earlier this week. If you knew Mike and would like to share a few words about him, please post a comment and we will write a piece based on them.

Report iCommons iSummit 2006
Report iCommons iSummit 2006 07 August 2006 APC

iSummit 2006 was held in Rio de Janeiro from 23rd – 25th June 2006, at JW Marriot. There were 250-300 participants from various countries and regions, notably the Americas. Some were sponsored through IDRC, Revver, Shuttleworth Foundation, Linden Lab, OSI and Microsoft. Yes, Microsoft. Three da...

EU, travel and privacy event - Czech style
EU, travel and privacy event - Czech style 04 August 2006 APC

Well, here i am in prague – sitting in a room in kaca and marek’s flat after a

Linking technology to the interests of citizens
Linking technology to the interests of citizens 01 August 2006 APC

Dafne Plou, from APC Women’s Networking Support Programme, is blogging live from WALC 2006. WALC 2006 is a yearly workshop organised by APC member EsLaRed, that focuses on networking in Latin America and the Caribbean. After the technical sessions of the workshop which took place the 24th-2...

A UN charter for digital identity ?
A UN charter for digital identity ? 28 July 2006 APC

Hi everyone, Karen Banks sent me this article last week and I forgot to post it. It’s written by Jerry Fishenden and was posted on his blog (ntouk.com) on July 4, 2006. Talking about his attendance at the APC organised event at the London School of Economics in early July, he says: “I...

Tiny Indian religious centre dreams of WiFi solutions for rural world
Tiny Indian religious centre dreams of WiFi solutions for rural world 20 July 2006 APC

In a remote part of India, techies from across the globe plan to link up and share ideas to build solutions that could make a big difference to how the non-urban millions communicate.Wireless mesh networking is mesh networking implemented over a Wireless LAN. This type of Internet infrastructure ...

New Indian copyright law could help disabled, cripple remixes, clamp  DRM
New Indian copyright law could help disabled, cripple remixes, clamp DRM 20 July 2006 APC

India is planning to significantly amend its Copyright Act of 1957, to include among other things the concept of Digital Rights Management, a move which could well restrict access to knowledge. Lawyers-with-a-difference are closely monitoring what’s happening on this front.

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