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Background to EROTICS – a new research project on sexuality and the internet MONTEVIDEO 19 February 2009 By Katerina Fialova and Jac sm Kee for APC

The APC women’s programme looks at the current climate internationally regarding “harmful content” on the internet and explains the raison d’etre of their current exploration into the world of sexuality online.

Support Sarawak Gone, innovative micro-docs series
Support Sarawak Gone, innovative micro-docs series apc.au 16 February 2009 By Andrew Garton for apc.au

Innovative micro-docs series produced by apc.au / Toy Satellite in association with Rengah Sarawak seeks support towards its completion. Sarawak Gone explores four remote Bidayuh communities accessible by foot within an hour’s drive from Kuching, capital city of Sarawak, Malaysia.

Choike, a different kind of Facebook “friend”
Choike, a different kind of Facebook “friend” 12 February 2009 By APCNews for APCNews

Facebook is not just a way to get back in touch with old classmates from school or see what your “friends” are up to. Activists around the world are taking advantage of this new virtual space to expand their reach and establish more immediate and interactive contact with individuals and ...

Long-awaited GEM Francophone workshop begins
Long-awaited GEM Francophone workshop begins 11 February 2009 By LC for APCNews

In the recent years, APC’s francophone community has grown significantly, and with this growth also came an interest for Gender Evaluations Method (GEM) training in French. Requests for the workshop have not gone unheard, and the GEM Francophone Workshop, co-organised by the Women’s Networking S...

Radio France International talks to Tanzanian rural telecentre pioneer
Radio France International talks to Tanzanian rural telecentre pioneer 03 February 2009 By LC for APCNews

The Family Alliance for Development and Cooperation (FADECO) has come a long way since 1993, when Joseph Sekiku and friends formed an alliance to help overcome poverty in north-western Tanzania. Starting as a network of people sharing an internet connection, the small telecentre eventually became a ...

APC’s latest annual report now available to millions in India and Pakistan
APC’s latest annual report now available to millions in India and Pakistan 28 January 2009 By KAH for APCNews

Back in 2007, when APC members and staff got together to translate and print the APC internet rights charter in twenty languages, campaigners in Asian countries in particular pointed out that information about information and communications technologies (ICT) is usually only available in English. ...

Carlos Afonso wins award for work bringing Brazilians online
Carlos Afonso wins award for work bringing Brazilians online RITS 22 January 2009 By RITS

Carlos Afonso, Executive director of APC member Information Network for the Third Sector (RITS), has recently been awarded the ARede 2008 award for digital inclusion. Carlos was named Personality of the Year, for his dedication to promoting social inclusion through the internet.

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