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 Internet Rights - Latin America & the Caribbean
NEW PUBLICATION: Digital television and radio: Democratisation or greater concentration?
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
-- Digitalisation of media is an approaching reality for Latin American countries. This technologic paradigm shift promises more democratic and diverse access to radio and TV frequencies. However, there is also a great risk of reproducing the same inequalities and power relations that exist in the “analogical” world and thus of media being in the hands of a few. This paper by Gustavo Gómez Germano
illustrates the political and regulatory implications of an apparently technical and thus neutral phenomenon. It also suggests advocacy priorities to create a more informed and active civil society [full version, pdf format]. - 11/01/2007
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NEW PUBLICATION: Convergence for development: Community radio as a digital inclusion strategy
LIMA, Peru,
-- The distinction between “new” and “old” technology is no longer significant in the current state of technology convergence. People from community radios and telecentres are working together for more democratic and participatory access to communication, specifically in rural and poor urban areas. This paper by Carlos Rivadeneyra provides conceptual tools to re-think, from this perspective, what we understand by information society [pdf version, in Spanish]. - 11/01/2007
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NEW REPORT from APC monitors political will to make the information revolution reality for all
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
-- A new watchdog report from APC and the Third World Institute monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, was launched in Geneva on May 22. Studies of the ICT policy situation in twenty-two countries from four regions are featured: Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the Philippines); Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru); and Eastern Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania), with one report from a Western European country (Spain). - 05/23/2007
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National Gender and ICT Policies in Uruguay: A Call To Action
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
-- In Uruguay, the National Women’s Institute led a consultation process with a range of social actors to develop the First National Plan for Equality of Opportunities and Rights. One of its chapters specifically includes gender as a strategic priority. According to GenderIT collaborator Cecilia Gordano, this represents “a big step forward on the slow journey towards consolidating a national strategy for digital inclusion. Nevertheless, the timidity with which this need is addressed leads one to believe that pieces of this puzzle are still missing”. - 01/17/2007
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Latin America causes a stir at the Internet Governance Forum
ATHENS, Greece,
-- What priorities did Latin America take in its suitcase to the first Internet Governance Forum? How did all the sectors participate in what was a pioneering event in this kind of format? APCNews spoke to Raúl Echeberría, executive director of LACNIC, the Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry. - 11/16/2006
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A utopia called diversity?
ATHENS, Greece,
-- What does diversity mean in the internet age? Linguistic and content plurality was the approach chosen by the organising committee for the Internet Governance Forum, which took place in Athens, Greece, from October 29th to November 2nd. - 11/16/2006
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BETINHO PRIZE SERIES: Seeing and transforming the world through community telecentres
TOULOUSE, France,
-- Read the series of stories about Betinho prize winning projects, narrated by FLASCO Chile. This group was one of the two winners of APC’s 2005 Betinho Communication Prize. According to the jury, their networking efforts are "improving the lives of individuals and communities in Latin America and producing real economic benefits”. What exactly is their networking about? What is its real impact, what real life stories are to be found in the background? APCNews discussed this with the team behind the scenes. A Betinho prize series in six parts... - 07/11/2006
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Collective ICT policy making in Bolivia
BERLIN, Germany,
-- Surrounded by the tropical forests of Bolivia, about 18 organisations and institutions representing civil society, the private sector and the government gathered to develop proposals and action strategies for ICT policies. Most of the participants brought with them the lessons learned during their involvement in the Bolivian ICTD strategy - ETIC - process. - 03/06/2006
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APCNews reporters cover the 6th Polycentric World Social Forums of Bamako and Caracas in four languages
BERLIN, Germany,
-- The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) provides online coverage of the World Social Forums (WSFs) happening on three continents this year. While Bamako hosted the first in a series of three consecutive WSFs, Caracas is presently filling up with participants from the world of NGOs, grassroots social movements and the socially engaged from all over the Americas. During 10 days, between January 19 and 29, follow frequent updates on APC blogs, articles on ICT-related workshops and conferences with APCNews, as well as in-depth reports on GenderIT.org and the Africa and Latin American & the Caribbean ICT policy monitor portals. - 01/30/2006
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The Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean take on commitments towards the implementation of eLAC2007
Tunis, Tunisia,
-- The government representatives of Latin America and the Caribbean approve of the temporary regional Mechanism for the implementation of the regional plan of action for the information society, eLAC2007. - 11/17/2005
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Job opening: Information and content facilitator for the APC Latin American and Caribbean ICT Policy Monitor
QUITO, Ecuador,
-- APC is seeking an information and content facilitator to manage APC’s Latin American and Caribbean policy website and newsletter. The successful candidate will be based in the region and work with APC members and other groups and experts on ICT policy issues. Deadline for applications: May 31 2005.
- 05/05/2005
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WSIS PrepCom 2: A Latin American civil society perspective
MEXICO CITY, Mexico,
-- Olinca Marino from LaNeta, APC member in Mexico, has been following the WSIS process since its beginning. In this report she comments on the united front shown by Latin American governments at PrepCom 2 but notes that the front begins to fall apart significantly in two areas that civil society activists care passionately about – free software and community radio. - 04/01/2005
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ICT policy strategies and common objectives in Latin America and the Caribbean
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
-- Through its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy Monitor for Latin America and the Caribbean, APC held a workshop on ICT policy strategies in Rosario, Argentina, which was attended by the Latin American members of APC, as well as important organisations from the region involved in the subject. - 12/27/2004
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APC at the Americas Social Forum in Quito
QUITO, Ecuador,
-- The Americas Social Forum 2004 takes place in Quito, Ecuador July 25-30. APC is at the event offering a workshop on ICT policies and gender, as a joint initiative of the LAC ICT Policy Monitor and the Latin American network of the APC Women’s Programme (WNSP), with the support of APC member in Ecuador, INTERCOM. - 07/26/2004
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La Ond@ Rural (The Rural Vibe): Workshop on radio, ICTs and rural development
QUITO, Ecuador,
-- This Latin American workshop considered a series of proposals for promoting the effective use of ICT and radio for rural development so that rural radio stations, networks, specialists in ICT for development and policy decision-makers, start to take into account the effectiveness of combining radio and internet. - 04/28/2004
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