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AfriSIG is not just an educational platform; it is a space for collaboration, cooperation, alliance building, and preparation for what lies ahead. It is where young African professionals learn the…

By providing internet access to unconnected and underserved populations, community centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) are critical actors in bridging the digital divide. This case study…

How can the future of the internet be imagined beyond social media platforms? What can we learn from other networks? Those were two of the guiding questions of the recent workshop “After Networks:…

This submission aims to provide input for the drafting of the report on the issue of challenges and risks with regard to discrimination and unequal enjoyment of the right to privacy associated with…

"Building a Free Internet of the Future" is a monthly interview series that highlights the experiences and perspectives of individuals and communities supported by NGI Zero (NGI0) grants.…

Recent changes in how the big tech platforms X and Meta operate – specifically, stepping back from the responsibility of moderating disinformation online – have already negatively impacted the online…

This resource list has been compiled thanks in large part to the outstanding contributions of the APC community. We present it as a complementary collection to the article “Stepping outside the…

On World Environment Day, the APC Environmental Sustainability Group invites all stakeholders to reflect on the impacts of digital technologies on the planet, and their role in contributing to…

Technologies are neither neutral nor inevitable. How these technologies are designed, who they benefit and under what conditions they are incorporated are all profoundly political decisions. When we…

The funding landscape as we know it has changed quickly, creating a climate of uncertainty for many civil society organisations and social movements. The ongoing dynamics risk fracturing movements,…

This document builds on the Five-Point Plan for an Inclusive WSIS+20 Review – endorsed by 114 organisations and 57 individual experts – to offer practical recommendations to ensure transparency,…

In this month's interview for the Building a Free Internet of the Future series we spoke with Stephane Coillet-Matillon of Kiwix, a non-profit organisation and free and open source software…

Sensors can be put at the service of those affected to empower local voices in their pursuit to detect and document socio-environmental violations – in such a way that governments and corporations…

APC expresses deep concern over the failure of major digital platforms to respond effectively to the surge in disinformation, hate speech and censorship during the recent India-Pakistan conflict.…

Community-centred connectivity initiatives are gaining growing recognition in international forums for their role in advancing digital inclusion. Recently, there were two significant developments, in…

Twenty years after the conclusion of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the vision of a people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented digital order has never seemed more…

We're pleased to announce the launch of the second season of our Routing for Communities podcast. In the first of four episodes, we take a deep dive into community-centred connectivity…

In October 2024, a group of artists and activists, many of whom had never before written science fiction, gathered in an online workshop to create stories that reimagined the future: Una Bolsa de…

This year's CSW coincided with the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – a milestone for gender equality work worldwide, and a critical moment in…