The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the Internet.

APC's members were often the first providers of Internet in their countries. Today, we continue to pioneer practical and relevant uses of ICTs for civil society, especially in developing countries. APC is an international facilitator of civil society's engagement with ICTs and related concerns, in both policy and practice.

Informative background material (primers)

Our frequently updated primers in more than three languages cover all major areas of APC's work - our Internet Rights work, the APC prizes, etc, etc. They are short (usually one page long) and designed for you to be able to print them out and keep them as concise reference materials.

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Press release archive

Recent press releases and special announcements have covered the Betinho Communications and Africa Hafkin Prizes to recognise the strategic use of the Internet, APC's protection of the Internet for social justice work, and the launch of the APC ActionApps (a free software for building civil society portal websites).

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Join our press lists in English and Spanish

This very low-traffic list (maximum 4 posts a month, usually 1-2) carries our monthly newsletter - APCNews and our occasional press releases. We keep subscriptions absolutely confidential.

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