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 Announcements from APC
APC policy programme’s manager invited to high level UN group of experts
NEW YORK, United States
-- The United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID) has invited APC policy programme’s manager, Willie Currie, to participate in an ad-hoc group of experts on financing ICT for development (ICT4D). This group has been set up in preparation of the upcoming GAID Global Forum on Access and Connectivity in least developed countries and small island developing states in Asia-Pacific and innovative financing mechanisms for ICT4D, Malaysia, 18-20 May 2008 [link to UN GAID page]. - 02/27/2008
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The APC goes video
-- Watch the compact and straight-forward, fully subtitled video presenting the Association for Progressive Communications and some of the work of its members. This thirteen-minute film takes you from the beginnings to the current form in which APC pursued the goal of sustainable development and social justice through and with the use of information and communication technologies. - 02/18/2008
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New APC executive board
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
-- APC is pleased to announce the new APC executive board elected by members at the APC council meeting in Rio de Janeiro in November 2007 for a three-year term. - 01/24/2008
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Statement from participants in the “Civil Society Workshop on Open Access to ICT infrastructure in Africa”
KIGALI, Rwanda
-- A statement by African civil society groups was made in light of the publicised commitments and goals of the Connect Africa Summit taking place in Rwanda, Kigali on 29th and 30th of October 2007. The statement acknowledges that the private sector plays a key role in the deployment of infrastructure in Africa. Its continued investment should be encouraged through the implementation of a stable policy environment that encourages investment as well as protect the public interest. Read the full statement here. - 10/29/2007
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APC announces civil society workshop for Connect Africa Summit in Kigali
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
-- The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), in collaboration with its partners, will be convening a civil society workshop on Sunday 28 October 2007 in Kigali, Rwanda, to accompany the Connect Africa Summit, taking place 29-30 October 2007. - 10/11/2007
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Event on equitable access
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
-- APC announces a one-day event on equitable access to ICT infrastructure on 10 November 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Why this event? Access brings people together to exchange information, promotes new spaces for social inclusion and is fundamental to development processes in any society. However many of these innovative solutions are happening in isolation and APC’s event is a place where stakeholders working in the area of equitable can come together to share knowledge and experience and to discuss the issues. - 10/08/2007
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APC’s latest Annual Report: 2006 – Open Access for All
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
-- Training communities to set up wireless internet access points using empty tin cans, “taking back the tech!” to combat violence against women and keeping the focus of the world's governments on the importance of affordable internet access. Read our new annual report for 2006.
- 08/13/2007
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APC POOL OF WRITERS: Two job announcements, one pool
BERLIN, Germany
-- APCNews and GenderIT.org are building a pool of writers to contribute on a freelance basis. We are interested in working with writers from all continents. APC is a virtual network and in general most of our research and interviews are done online. Read the details and send your application before May 15, 2007. - 05/04/2007
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Wireless networking: Technical training scholarships offered
PRAGUE, Czech Republic
-- Applications are now being accepted until May 18 for technical training scholarships that will cover expenses for attending the first workshop of the TRICALCAR project. This community based wireless networks project is initiated by APC-members in South America. The workshop will be held in Huaral, Peru from July 16 to 21, 2007. - 04/25/2007
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The GRACE research to hold new workshop, launch new website
BERLIN, Germany
-- The Gender Research in Africa into ICTs for Empowerment (GRACE) is a research project that APCNews has been covering in the past. APC's women programme in Africa (AAW) also engaged with the project over the last months. But where is it at? Capacity building workshops were held in July 2005 and June 2006, with a third workshop planned for July 2007. Here is a short update on GRACE. - 04/02/2007
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CALL FOR RESEARCHERS: SAT-3/WASC Cable Research Project: Country Case
-- APC is currently looking to engage four ICT policy researchers to conduct detailed country studies of the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable in the following countries: Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, and Senegal. The specific context of the research will be on the areas that Open Access (as a concept) seeks to impact - namely access and cost. Research will be conducted on the impact SAT-3/WASC has had on the competitiveness of international and Internet services in each country. Interested researchers should in the first instance submit a copy of their CV and a sample of written work (of no more than 2000 words) to abi@apc.org Please include "SAT-3/WASC Cable Research Project" AND the name of the country you are applying to research on, in the Subject field of your email. Applications should be received no later than Monday 27 November 2006 (17:00 GMT). - 11/24/2006
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UPDATED SITE: APC Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) ICT policy monitor
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
-- APC aims to demystify internet policies and regulations with an updated version of an important web site that is the only one of its kind across Latin America and the Caribbean. The updated monitor site has a new design and structure, which makes it easier to search for the material that Latin American civil society needs to be able to have a greater and more effective voice in local and regional negotiations over ICT policies. - 11/09/2006
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APC updates groundbreaking "internet rights" charter
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
-- APC's charter was first developed by APC members and partner organisations at “internet rights” workshops held in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa in 2001-2002. APC's new charter revised in November 2006 includes a section on internet governance -the focus of recent UN summits- and our position that the internet is a global public good. An essential reference for anyone concerned about the freedom of the internet and 'internet access for all' nationally and internationally. - 11/06/2006
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LAUNCH OF APC'S ANNUAL REPORT 2005: APC keeps campaigning, sees tangled wires in the ICT world
GOA, India
-- 2005 will be the year the Association for Progressive Communications remembers most for the World Summit on the Information Summit. But, says the just released Annual Report 2005, that event -which culminated in Tunis in November of 2005- was like a struggle to finding the forest among the trees. Read about the issues APC grappled with and the key highlights from our worldwide membership in the downloadable report, available in English and Spanish. - 10/04/2006
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SAT3: What happens when national monopolies end, and what does this mean for regulators?
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
-- African regulators, policy advisors, operators, businesspeople, civil society delegates, and consumer lobby groups, amongst others, gathered to discuss the issue of Africa’s access to international fibre connectivity in Johannesburg, on 24th and 25th July 2006, have prepared a joint statement. Read the outcomes and the recommendations that stem from this landmark internet infrastructure workshop co-hosted by APC. - 07/26/2006
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Forum on the internet in society, Ecuador
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
-- APC and WiLAC -the information portal about wireless projects in Latin America and the Caribbean- are organising a “Forum on Internet and Society” on July 24-28, 2006 in Quito, Ecuador. This is intended to promote participant involvement in considering information and communication technologies from the perspective of development. - 07/11/2006
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APC: We are expanding our translation team
MAES-Y-CWMMER, South Wales
-- APC is seeking professional translators working in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic for occasional freelance work. - 07/07/2006
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STATEMENT: APC condemns imprisonment of pro-democracy bloggers by Egyptian authorities
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
-- APC condemns the unjust detention of free speech bloggers and journalists in Egypt. Alaa Seif Al-Islam, a seasoned blogger and APC colleague, is one of four Egyptian online diarists being held in detention for criticising the current regime since May 7. In addition, APC has heard disturbing reports about violent actions taken by state security against several of the bloggers who were released from custody last week, only to be subsequently re-arrested. Authorities prevented human rights lawyers from visiting the bloggers who had been beaten and tortured on Thursday May 25. - 06/02/2006
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APC board and staff meet in South Africa
BERLIN, Germany
-- The board members and staff of the Association for Progressive Communications got together in the last two weeks of March 2006 for the annual coordination of projects, evaluations of programmes and new injection of guidelines from the board. - 05/07/2006
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Kenya's first internet provider joins APC
GOA, India
-- Kenya-based African Regional Centre for Computing (ARCC) is the newest member of the Association for Progressive Communications. It is a non-profit ICT training, research and development centre based in Nairobi, and was the first provider of internet connectivity in the East African nation of 32 million. - 03/03/2006
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