ICT for development
Civil society organisations, engineers, activists, lawyers, companies and governments will join together in Manila on 24-25 March to address the subject of the internet and human rights in this rapidly evolving region, in an effort to protect the open internet and defend the digital rights of its users. This year’s RightsCon Southeast Asia event has been convened by Access, APC member EngageMedia, and local host and APC member Foundation for Media Alternatives, in partnership with the W...
Instituto DEMOS works on promoting, strengthening and accompanying women, youth and indigenous organizations, committed to democratic development processes at the local, national and international levels. DEMOS's vision is that of an inclusive Guatemalan and Central America region based on social justice, human security and human rights exercise.
In 2015, APC in partnership with Article 19 will be leading the project Local Actions to Secure Internet Rights (LASIR). Inspired by the principles of the WebWeWant campaign, advocacy initiatives will be supported in nine countries to engage organizations and activists in national campaigns to promote Internet rights, the Web We Want principles and develop an integrated strategy of policy resea...
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) members reflect on the highlights of their work and how membership has supported them. This interview was conducted during the 12th APC Member Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, June 2014.
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) members reflect on the highlights of their work and how membership has supported them. This interview was conducted during the 12th APC Member Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, June 2014.
APNIC38 fellowsIt’s been two weeks now since I attended the APNIC 38 conference but the good experience lingers ‒ meeting my co-fellows, meeting the network players in the region, relating with the friendly and helpful APNIC team, learning from the network experts, and last but not least, the almost nightly social dinners and daily lunches! If not for the fellowship grant that APNIC pro...
SANGONeT’s latest initiatives build capacity for NGOs in rural South Africa. Photo: nrkbeta The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) has embarked on repositioning itself and making inroads in rural provinces that have never benefited from SANGONeT programmes and products. Most NGOs in rural areas lack the capacity to engage in and participate on IC...
El equipo de Pangea forma parte de APC desde sus comienzos, ya que comparten valores y un camino a seguir. Foto: Pangea. Hace 20 años que Pangea se dedica a acercarle internet y todas sus posibilidades a los movimientos y organizaciones sociales, promoviendo el uso estratégico de las redes de comunicación y las TIC para contribuir al desarrollo y la justicia social. A través de los años, P...
Through the Digital Household project targeted to beneficiaries of the national government’s 100,000 Free Homes programme, 4,533 people received basic training in the use of computers and the internet. Photo: ColnodoThe new web portal En Mi Idioma (In My Language) [www.enmiidioma.org/es], designed by Colnodo, is aimed at increasing the participation of Colombia’s indigenous communities in ...
An agronomist assists a training participant to identify and break the eyelets on a plantain sucker. Photo: PROTEGE QVAs part of its urban agriculture programme, PROTEGE QV organised a training workshop in 2013 on the rapid multiplication of plantain “suckers” for planting. The workshop was organised to fulfil a need expressed by the urban community for the creation of plantations of this ...
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