News

This section features articles that are meant to inform readers about perspectives, issues and debates around certain topics considered relevant within the ICT arena, as well as highlights about all those activities and themes that matter to the APC network and the spaces we engage in.

When talking about gender and ICT comes down to earth NEW YORK, United States 05 September 2006 By AL for APCNews

Influencing gender and information and communication technology policies requires a lot of patience and perseverance. And above all, the conviction that it is possible to affect change. The women’s space from APC member Pangea has took on the arduous task of incorporating the topic into the Catalo...

DRC: Alternatives supports a multilateral initiative for ICT advocacy BRAZZAVILLE, Congo 05 September 2006 By Sylvie Niombo for APCNews

Alternatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is undertaking information and communication technology related activities in collaboration with the Multisectoral ICT Initiative (DMTIC). Since last June, Alternatives has been supporting a feasibility study and advocacy for an internet backbone ...

Me, myself and i... the Summit
Me, myself and i... the Summit 05 September 2006 By Andrew Garton

C2O coordinator Andrew Garton critically reports on the iSummit 2006 that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between the 23 and 25 June. The 19-page PDF entitled "Me, myself and i… the Summit" presents, in a slick format, a rare amount of references from the open source and open content move...

BETINHO PRIZE SPECIAL: MetaRecycling - "Noisy environments, unstable computers and curious people"
BETINHO PRIZE SPECIAL: MetaRecycling - "Noisy environments, unstable computers and curious people" 05 September 2006 By AL for APCNews

The Metarecyclers consider that computers are craft artifacts that must be creatively manipulated. They not only have displayed a natural vocation for experimentation, the finalists of APC’s 2005 Betinho Prize also populated recycling centres all over Brazil. APCNews reports on this open, free...

Getting impatient with GAID: Calls for clarity on the plans
Getting impatient with GAID: Calls for clarity on the plans 04 September 2006 By FN for APCNews

Like six blind men trying to understand what an elephant is all about, comprehending the Global Alliance for ICT and Development is still a challenge for most. But is it impatience, or is the GAID slow in taking off?

Women and ICT: Finding (and finding oneself with) technology
Women and ICT: Finding (and finding oneself with) technology 04 September 2006 By APCNews

LaNeta is one of APC’s members that is firmly investing in providing information and communication technology training. One of its most recent successful experiences had women as the protagonists. LaNeta is providing a response to the “need for common spaces for women to participate, reflect...

Strawberry fields grow horizontally
Strawberry fields grow horizontally 03 September 2006 By FD for APCNews

A strawberry field is basically kind of a horizontally connected strawberry network,” says Mihály Bakó, when trying to explain how his environmental non-governmental organisation came up with its name: Strawberrynet. APCNews met with APC’s Transylvanian member in Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania, ...

Strawberrynet profile
Strawberrynet profile 03 September 2006 By FD for APCNews

When Strawberrynet started up in 1994, there were virtually no internet service providers in Romania. Since then, connectivity improved dramatically and big players started offering a full range of internet services. Strawberrynet concentrated on the non-governmental organisation (NGO) niche, provid...

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