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Bangladesh: Training Workshop on Community Radio: Stakeholders and Local Monitoring Committee Members
Bangladesh: Training Workshop on Community Radio: Stakeholders and Local Monitoring Committee Members 26 February 2011 AHM Bazlur Rahman

The “Training Workshop on Community Radio: Stakeholders and Local Monitoring committee Members” was taken place in Rajshahi division from February 26-27, 2001 at Rajshhi Circuit House conference room, Rajshahi, Bangladesh The program was organized by National Institute of Mass Communication of Ministry of Information with the support of UNICEF Bangladesh under the project namely ‘Adv

Breaking News  : Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)  has started issuing demand note for frequency
Breaking News : Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started issuing demand note for frequency 23 February 2011 AHM Bazlur Rahman

Breaking News Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started issuing demand note for frequency allocation of Community Radio The reliable source confirmed that Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started issuing spectrum demand note for frequency allocation to import transmitter.

Ford Foundation conference sheds light on internet freedom
Ford Foundation conference sheds light on internet freedom 21 February 2011 KB

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently reported the Ford Foundation is advocating that the internet is not merely a way to help further social change, but is integral to making that change happen.

New mechanisms for linking research & policy – Initial workshop
New mechanisms for linking research & policy – Initial workshop 18 February 2011

Thirty people, including participants, resource people and expert trainers, will participate in a two-day workshop in Kingston, Jamaica 22-23 February 2011. The workshop is the initial activity of an expert programme on new mechanisms for linking research and policy and will cover fundamentals in communication planning, audio visual production, data visualisation techniques and Web 2.0 strategi...

There is no so-called illegal download!
There is no so-called illegal download! 08 February 2011 Oh Byoungil

Popular celebrities (Ahn Seong-gi, Park Joong-hoon, etc.) in South Korea have launched a public campaign called good downloader The message of this “public campaign” is that films and animations where these actors/actresses and singers are starring are in danger due to illegal downloading.

APC 11th Council Meeting and APC-wide project meetings
APC 11th Council Meeting and APC-wide project meetings 08 February 2011

Bringing together APC staff and members from around the world for the first time since 2007. Logistics information

Egypt: Regimes cannot overcome the power of people communicating in solidarity
Egypt: Regimes cannot overcome the power of people communicating in solidarity 28 January 2011

“The power of people communicating in solidarity and joint action is a power that even the most over-confident rulers and regimes cannot overcome, not in the long term”, said APC’s executive director Anriette Esterhuysen. “What is happening in Egypt and Tunisia is a demonstration of people’s outrage and courage in the face of long term repression – now played out on and supported by...

New Report about Open Data for an Open Society
New Report about Open Data for an Open Society 13 January 2011 Marco Fioretti

Open Data, Open Society is a report written by Marco Fioretti for the Institute of Economics of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

Quebec government chooses APC glossary as linguistic reference in French
Quebec government chooses APC glossary as linguistic reference in French 12 January 2011 LC

The Office Québécois de la Langue Française, Canada’s official French linguistic authority, is using APC’s 105-word ICT- and human rights-related glossary in a new database that it is creating in partnership with an international francophone linguistic network, Rifal. The database is to act as a standing linguistic reference across the francophone world and can ...

APC says, A stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information online
APC says, A stand for WikiLeaks is a stand for freedom of information online 07 December 2010 APC

APC has issued a statement to express our deep concern about recent attempts by governments and businesses to close down the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. We call on all governments and the internet community to explicitly reject any form of online content control that limits freedom of expression and information, particularly information that contributes to making governments more transpar...

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