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WEBIn this column, longstanding associate of APC David Souter looks at different aspects of the digital society. Issues covered include internet governance and sustainable development, human rights and the environment, policy, practice and the use of ICTs.
Community-centred connectivity | Association for Progressive
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Internet governance spaces like APrIGF must prioritise community-centered connectivity much more. 3 September 2024 | News.
Joint civil society statement on the ongoing sabotage of …
WEB1 day ago · We, the undersigned civil society organizations and independent human rights experts, strongly condemn the series of malicious and indiscriminate device explosions across Lebanon and Syria, which killed at least 37 people, including at least 2 children, and maimed or injured 3,400.
Global | Association for Progressive Communications
WEBApr 2, 2024 · Global Digital Justice Forum rejoinder to tech leaders' open letter to the United Nations on the Global Digital Compact. 14 August 2024 | APC Talk.
The APC network | Association for Progressive Communications
WEBThe APC network has 71 organisational members and 41 associates active in 74 countries. What unifies APC members and associates is their work to promote the use of the internet for social justice and sustainable development. We work together in our collective mission to build strategic communities and initiatives to enable equitable human ...
Reduce, reuse, recycle: A guide to circular economies of digital …
WEBMore than 230 civil society organisations from around the world published a statement in September 2020 that called on the European Commission (EC) to re-evaluate its plans to obtain raw materials. The statement noted irregularities, lack of transparency mechanisms, and disregard for growing resistance by local communities, and called for the EC to implement policies that reduce consumption ...
Upcoming events | Association for Progressive Communications
WEBThe 2024 edition of the Global Gathering (GG) will double in size from the 2023 event to around 1,000-1,300 participants, part of Team CommUNITY’s three-year plan to grow the event in a safe, secure and sustainable way to the size and scope achieved pre-pandemic. Organised by Team CommUNITY. 07 - 08 November 2024.
APC Annual Report 2021
WEBOur 2021 Annual Report tells a story made by many stories taking place in the most diverse scenarios but connected through purpose. From responding to requests for support from overwhelmed groups to mobilise effective responses against hate speech, online violence and other threats to human rights, to forging ahead with schools of community ...
APC Annual Report 2020
WEBOct 20, 2021 · During 2020 APC challenged the infringement of fundamental rights and freedoms in the global South, including through strategic advocacy and capacity-building interventions in Africa and Asia. We strengthened our advocacy on human rights standards in Africa, with particular attention paid to technology-related policies and practices adopted by ...
News | Association for Progressive Communications - APC
WEBSep 12, 2024 · News. This section features articles that are meant to inform readers about perspectives, issues and debates around certain topics considered relevant within the ICT arena, as well as highlights about all those activities and themes that matter to the APC network and the spaces we engage in. Librecast on building the next-generation internet ...