ICT for development
A workshop on the formation of an “Information and Knowledge Exchange Network on Information Communication Technology for Development” for Ecuador was held on February 17, in the city of Quito, with the support of APC member Intercom – Ecuanex and the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD). The objective of the meeting was to develop a participative strategy for the formation of the network. The multi-sectoral event convened governmental, private sector, civ...
CENTRAS in collaboration with the Strawberrynet Foundation has launched the "Database of NGOs in Romania", RO_NGO. This database is the result of the project entitled "Data versus information", which is implemented by CENTRAS with the assistance of a Canadian Embassy grant, in the framework of Canada Fund for Local Initiatives Program (CFLI). The experience accumulated by APC member, Strawberrynet, who created the first interactive database in Romania in the year 2000 also contributed to the...
Alternatives –the Action and Communication Network for International Development- joined APC in November 2003. Alternatives is based in Montreal, Canada, and works on a regional, national and international level with non-governmental organisations defending the interests of vulnerable populations; specifically, labourers, women and young people constructing a more environmentally conscious, ...
In late 2003, CEPES, one of APC’s newest members, trained participants in a rural-urban information service to set up a portal and exchange agricultural information from six telecentres in remote rural locations in the northern Peruvian sierras. A replication of the course is being organised for staff at the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture’s offices in the same region. The technol...
After postponing the decision on management of the internet, WSIS negotiators have put the digital fund on hold. Will the idea for a digital fund end its life gathering dust on a bureaucrat’s shelf? That’s the question many delegates must be asking themselves after Tuesday’s press conference detailing the outcome of talks on the matter. Follow this link to read more >>
Korean Progressive Network ‘Jinbonet’ launched an online guide to Human rights in the Information society on December 10th, 2003, the 55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Jinbonet said in its introduction page that "In the Information Society, human rights should be protected." The human rights is threatened in the information society. The governmen...
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