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APC urges International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to limit use of toxic chemicals in electronics production Johannesburg 24 April 2008 By Natalie Brown for APCNews

APC is supporting environmentalists’ calls to the South African National Committee of the IEC to vote against Clause 7 of IEC Standard 62368. Clause 7 requires that large amounts of fire retardant chemicals be used in electronics production, despite the lack of reliable fire data showing a nee...

APC enters into a partnership with privacy specialists London 24 April 2008 By FD for APCNews

A new online privacy and data protection consultancy firm called ‘80/20 Thinking’ is partnering with the internet rights network Association for Progressive Communications (APC) to support initiatives in developing countries that are working towards strengthening democratic processes and civil l...

Mobile phones and poverty reduction: Can this shortcut work in Latin America?
Mobile phones and poverty reduction: Can this shortcut work in Latin America? 02 April 2008 By Natalia Uval for APCNews

Mobile phones can be the way into the information society for lower income people and less developed regions. Some structural factors help: mobile phones do not require either electricity or special training and the costs of connectivity are much lower than those of landline telephones.

Battlefield internet: Belarusian civil society active despite censorship
Battlefield internet: Belarusian civil society active despite censorship 02 April 2008 By Pavel P Antonov for APCNews

Zelyonaya Set’s headquarters are no different from any other non governmental organisation (NGO) office in Central and Eastern Europe. Still, something is a little different here, where an online network for environmental groups is being set-up for Belarus.

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