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Open spectrum for development - collected research and articles 06 December 2010 APC

APC’s open spectrum initiative aims to provide an understanding of spectrum regulation by examining the situation in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The timely research coincides with the rapid growth of wireless and mobile in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and raises fresh questions about the...

How Technology is Being Used to Perpetrate Violence Against Women – And to Fight it 18 November 2010 APC

This briefing relies on new research into how new technologies are being used by abusers and by women fighting back. The cases were uncovered in research commissioned by the APC in 12 developing countries.

Report on fundamental rights, and global copyright legislative best practise for access to knowledge in South Africa
Report on fundamental rights, and global copyright legislative best practise for access to knowledge in South Africa 19 October 2010 Andrew Rens

This paper by Andrew Rens – commissioned by the APC – is meant to serve as a resource to support civil society’s A2K advocacy with respect to the upcoming South African copyright law reform process.

Impact 2.0: New mechanisms for linking research and policy - Technical Guidelines
Impact 2.0: New mechanisms for linking research and policy - Technical Guidelines 19 October 2010 Cheekay Cinco, Karel Novotný

This guide was developed by The Association for Progressive Communications APC for the project Impact 2.0 – New mechanisms for linking research and policy. The development was supported by Fundación Comunica. The guide is aimed towards providing the national focal points in Peru, Uruguay and E...

Code of good practice on information, participation and transparency in Internet governance
Code of good practice on information, participation and transparency in Internet governance 06 October 2010 Council of Europe, UNECE, APC

The development and governance of the internet have been largely built on principles of transparency and information sharing, of multistakeholder participation and of open discussion and decision-making. These principles have contributed greatly to the Internet’s dynamism and inclusiveness. Th...

GenARDIS 2002 - 2010: Small grants that made big changes for women in agriculture
GenARDIS 2002 - 2010: Small grants that made big changes for women in agriculture 09 September 2010 APC

The GenARDIS fund disbursed USD 250,000 to use technology to improve rural livelihoods in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific over almost a decade. Here are lessons learned, in English and French.    

Nexus for ICTs, Climate Change and Development
Nexus for ICTs, Climate Change and Development 04 August 2010

This website provides online guidance, research knowledge and networking about ICTs’ relation to climate change mitigation, monitoring, strategy and adaptation in developing countries. Project outputs include a Table of Online Resources on ICTs, Climate Change and Development (1997-2010), R...

Violence against women and ICTs: Reports from 10 countries
Violence against women and ICTs: Reports from 10 countries 06 May 2010 APC

Just as women are disproportionately the victims of violence worldwide, the situation is just as bad online. The UN estimates that 95% of aggressive behavior, harassment, abusive language and denigrating images in online spaces are aimed at women and come from partners or former male partners. Ot...

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