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LaborTech conference call for papers and proposals
SAN FRANCISCO, USA,
-- The programme committee for the 2008 LaborTech conference is soliciting papers and suggestions for topics from labour and technology researchers, activists, workers, and educators. The conference will be organised under four themes, with each theme being explored through panel discussions, hands-on/training workshops, academic paper presentations, and participatory strategy workshops. - 02/12/2008
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Computer Aid has shipped its 100,000th PC
LONDON, UK,
-- APC member in London, Computer Aid International has shipped its 100,000th refurbished computer and appointed a new CEO: Louise Richards was previously executive director of War on Want and prior to that was head of International Relations at UNISON which was at that time the largest trade union in Europe. Tony Roberts, out-going CEO, moves to new post of director of international development. Congratulations, Computer Aid! - 12/13/2007
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Protege QV celebrates Software Freedom Day 2007 with workshop
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
-- APC member Protege QV celebrated a belated but successful Software Freedom Day on Saturday 6 October 2007 with a Web 2.0 and web-based project management application workshop. The international day to educate the public about the importance of software freedom and the availability of free and open source software (FOSS) was officially 15 September 2007, but due to technical constraints, Protege QV pushed its plans ahead. - 10/16/2007
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AZUR Développement joins the APC family
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo,
-- There is a Congolese proverb that says, “You can’t wash your face with just one finger.” That's the expression APC's new member AZUR Développement is using in reference to the need to solidify links with other APC members in order to get the ICT job done in Congo. And they mean it. Recognising that APC’s members have a lot of experience with ICTs, they believe that their activities and those of APC's members will blend in well. - 10/16/2007
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Computer Aid International wins Nominet’s access award
London, England,
-- Access remains one of the greatest challenges facing the internet community in the developing world. The Nominet judges believe that the work of Computer Aid epitomizes what their access category represents. Computer Aid has enabled thousands of people in developing countries, who wouldn’t normally have the opportunity, to access to the internet. Computer Aid’s partners are also able to provide training, capacity building and routine maintenance, to ensure that the use of equipment is maximized. - 10/16/2007
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Ungana-Afrika offers free capacity-building workshops
Windhoek, Namibia,
-- Ungana-Afrika, with the support of OSISA, is hosting a selection of free workshops that help leaders of non-profit organisational communities understand and implement new models of technology support and capacity-building. Upcoming workshops will take place in Windhoek, Namibia on 17-18 October 2007. - 09/28/2007
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APC member in Colombia nominated for best portal
Bogota, Columbia,
-- APC member organization, Colnodo (cmsi.colnodo.apc.org), has been recognized by the Colombian Chamber of Informatics and Telecommunications for their outstanding ICT monitor portal. They have been nominated for best portal in the best online policy site category. Winners will be announced at a ceremony on 4 October 2007. [Spanish] - 09/26/2007
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Amader Gram fellowship announcement - 2008
AMADER GRAM, Bangladesh,
-- Amader Gram (Our Villages) ICT4D Project is building knowledge society under a pilot scheme in twenty villages of Bagerhat and Khulna Districts in southwest Bangladesh by providing appropriate knowledge and ICT intervention that facilitates both skill transfer and employment creation. The Amader Gram ICT4D Project is offering fellowship for the year 2008. Interested students can send their request by 30 August 2007. - 08/13/2007
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New generation of cell phones to address underdevelopment?
MONTREAL, Canada,
-- A rapid assessment, commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in South Africa and implemented by APC-member Women’sNet, has just been released. If stars all line up, the document will provide baseline data that will inform a strategy to launch a new generation of cell phone technologies to address underdevelopment and in particular HIV/AIDS. Read our correspondent's article "Did you say cell phones for development?" or the full 64-page assessment. - 08/01/2007
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The sky’s the limit: new wireless connection record - 382 kilometres
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
-- “This is a technology that works, a proven technology, and what it needs is a bit more promotion,” said Ermanno Pietrosemoli just days after reaching a new wireless connection record of 382 kilometres. The president of Venezuelan APC member EsLaRed spoke with APCNews by conference call about this low-cost solution that is impacting the world’s rural communities. - 06/04/2007
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From the Philippines, a digital arts contest with social dimension
SYDNEY, Australia,
-- WebSining is the Filipino name for a web-art contest, and this is what has been keeping the Manila-based Foundation for Media Alternatives busy of late. With its goal of encouraging artistic innovations in the intersection of art and technology, Websining this year introduced a new category: software art. - 05/23/2007
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Technology provides vulnerable children with a support line in Nigeria
KAFANCHAN, Nigeria,
-- In 2006 Fantsuam Foundation launched a vulnerable children's service as part of its rural HIV/AIDS programme. This innovative project addresses the growing problem of orphans and vulnerable children in the rural communities where Fantsuam works. ICT is a central part and has proved an effective way of getting access to vulnerable children who are coping with poverty and hunger as well as life-threatening diseases. - 05/22/2007
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Taking a Srilankan disaster solution to another level, via Philippines
SYDNEY, Australia,
-- The Institute for Popular Democracy is one of the APC's youngest members and it's current concerns with shaping-up an open source disaster management software reflect only a tiny but emblematic part of what IPD does. Excerpts from an interview with APCNews. - 05/22/2007
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Metamorphosis, a think and do tank
MONTREAL, Canada,
-- Metamorphosis is a think and do tank from Macedonia, gathering experts and activists devoted to the development of an information society, which we see as crucial element in bettering people’s lives. Most of the people currently involved rely on a background in the IT industry and the NGO sector, but in general, we favour an interdisciplinary approach and broad involvement of stakeholders. APCNews interviewed Bardhyl Jashari, director of this newest APC-member. - 05/09/2007
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PROTEGE QV, the first central african member at APC
MONTREAL, Canada,
-- PROTEGE QV is a group of people who are passionate about educating and promoting youth, women and leaders so that they can play their roles as citizens in full. The Yaoundé-based APC-member who brings the number of francophone members at APC to three, herewith catalyses innovative solutions, good practices to those who are in need, rural populations and women particularly. - 05/09/2007
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Profile: Bangladesh Friendship Education Society becomes new APC member
MONTREAL, Canada,
-- Bangladesh Friendship Education Society (BFES) is a non-government development organisation based in Bangladesh. It was established in 1993 and its mission is to promote educational projects in rural areas. - 05/09/2007
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APC.au, sailing with changing times and moving with the surf
SYDNEY, Australia,
-- Grant McHerron always has a joke and formidable technical skils to share. Or so it seemed when APCNews ran into APC.au's technical director in Sydney, Australia, during the APC's Asia-Pacific members meeting, held in mid-April 2007. - 04/24/2007
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Asia pursues a roadmap of action to strengthen “access to knowledge”
MANILA, Philippines,
-- "Access to knowledge is both an issue of economic development and an issue of individual participation and human liberty" says an article by Jack M. Balkin. This buzzword makes reference to a world in which information and knowledge are increasingly becoming like products. Knowledge is worth money. Knowledge is worth power. Without much fanfare, a group of twenty-two Asians sat down in Bankok last March to tap into that power. They drew out a roadmap of actions in order for that knowledge to stay in the hands of the people. Idealistic? Maybe, but the actions are real and timely and might take you further than you think. - 04/02/2007
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Funredes redefining its action lines
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
-- Funredes, APC member in the Dominican Republic, is in the process of transition towards work which, in its words, “will involve more reflection than action.” APCNews spoke with Funredes’ director Daniel Pimienta about the new focus of the organisation. - 03/12/2007
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To the barangay... taking relevant FOSS software to local government
GOA, India,
-- Can free and open source software (FOSS) make a difference to the way in which local government functions in the Philippines? Manila-based Institute for Popular Democracy believes it can. It is therefore working on sharable, localised and relevant software. - 01/29/2007
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