The shock of the cancellation of RightsCon in Zambia this year is still reverberating across civil society, with many viewing it as unprecedented. In this piece, voices from APC’s community around…

While the wires, towers and solar panels of community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) provide the “how”, it is the local services that provide the “why” when it comes to being connected,…

Across APC’s network, there are member organisations who have spent years building community-centred and rights-respecting tech alternatives rooted in social and environmental justice alongside…

The report examines how developments of data centres are unfolding in peri-urban regions of Telangana, with a focus on Mekaguda and Begarikancha

This paper explores routes towards guiding principles for community-centred content creation and sheds light on relevant practices.

The call for nominations for the 14th annual African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG 2026) are now open. This year’s edition will take place in the last quarter of 2026 immediately prior to…

The training created a safe, encouraging environment where women could ask questions, practice new skills, and share their own business experience. One of the most important achievements of the…

We revisit the 2019 edition of GISWatch on “Artificial intelligence: Human rights, social justice and development” with a view to renewing our commitment to addressing these important issues and…

We can see in the Chinese AI dystopia that people are not in control of the technology, but they are subjected to a regime that sees technology as a means to expand and consolidate the state’s…

Grounded in lived realities, community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) are increasingly calling for a more active role in shaping the regulatory environment, advocating for the conditions…

Grounded in lived realities and backed by evidence, the articles from the series “Don’t ask AI, ask a peer” have provided a very practical demonstration of the ongoing violations, while pointing the…

The suspended event agenda presents areas of discourse on key digital economy topics, promotes digital rights and embeds multistakeholderism. The cancellation raises concerns about closing civic…

The 29th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) just took place in April 2026. It became a valuable opportunity to discuss the subsequent challenge of putting the…