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Closer than ever: A guide for social change organisations who want to work online
Closer than ever: A guide for social change organisations who want to work online 07 April 2020

APC is relaunching this guide as one response to the crisis that the COVID-19 pandemic has generated worldwide, sharing knowledge harvested through three decades of remote working in the hopes that other non-profit organisations will find it useful. Chapters 1, 2 and 3 are now available.

Community networks newsletter: From recognition to action
Community networks newsletter: From recognition to action 30 March 2023 APC News

Around the world, communities are building alternatives to bridge the digital divide. And their contribution has been recognised recently: in this edition, we can discover tangible examples. Welcome to the 56th monthly round-up of developments impacting your community-based initiatives.

APC submission to the OHCHR thematic report on the relationship between technical standard-setting processes and human rights
APC submission to the OHCHR thematic report on the relationship between technical standard-setting processes and human rights 22 March 2023 APC

This submission was produced in response to the call for contributions to the thematic report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and comprises inputs collated from the experiences of APC staff and members, organised according to the guiding questions proposed in the call.

Navigating our constellations: Cosmic and earthly feminist tech futures
Navigating our constellations: Cosmic and earthly feminist tech futures 20 March 2023 shawna finnegan, la_jes, Jennifer Radloff and Erika Smith

APC and Sursiendo will be hosting a workshop at this year's MozFest on 22 March, where they will invite participants to begin the process of weaving a digital quilt for feminist, just and sustainable tech futures for the Earth.

The language of power: How your trendy chatbot is leaving marginalised communities behind
The language of power: How your trendy chatbot is leaving marginalised communities behind 20 March 2023 Claudia Pozo, Aldo Berríos and Ana Alonso

The design and development of digital language technologies, and especially the technologies relying on large language models like ChatGPT, call for a deep power analysis on who is building this technology, who will benefit from it and who will decide its future.

Come work with us! APC is looking for a People and Culture Manager
Come work with us! APC is looking for a People and Culture Manager 18 March 2023 APC

The People and Culture Manager will play a critical role strengthening systems and practices that support APC’s institutional capacity to respond to the needs of a growing team and organisational change. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2023.

APC statement at the OEWG 2021-2025 informal dedicated stakeholder segment
APC statement at the OEWG 2021-2025 informal dedicated stakeholder segment 10 March 2023 APC

In this statement during the March 2023 session of the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security 2021–2025, APC focuses on gender-sensitive cybersecurity capacity building. 

APC Reading List: Preparing for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 67th session
APC Reading List: Preparing for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 67th session 07 March 2023 Hija Kamran

This year's Commission on the Status of Women is the first ever to focus on gender equality and digital technologies. Here is APC's recommended reading list to help us all prepare for the discussions at CSW67.

APC statement at the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security 2021-2025
APC statement at the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security 2021-2025 02 March 2023 APC

This statement, delivered during the informal dialogue open to all interested stakeholders on 1 March 2023, reiterates APC's call for a human rights-based and gender approach to existing and emerging threats, so that cybersecurity can improve the security of people in all their diversity.

Inside the Digital Society: Making platforms accountable
Inside the Digital Society: Making platforms accountable 02 March 2023 David Souter

Our columnist examines the discussions at UNESCO's recent conference on platform accountability and the issues that need to be addressed in moving forward.

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