Beyond the algorithm: Weaponised technologies and human rights under digital siege
What I shared about digital commons and the NGI0 grant programme during this year's Global Gathering
Bringing digital tools to popular sectors in Argentina for the past 30 years
The civil society association Nodo TAU has been working for three decades to bring information and communications technologies (ICTs) to social organisations and popular sectors in the city of…
UN Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development study on "Artificial Intelligence, Cultural Rights and the Right to Development": APC and Derechos Digitales joint submission
Where artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming societies, economies and politics alongside reshaping the ways in which culture is created, promoted and experienced, it is also a reminder of how…
Submission by the Association for Progressive Communications to the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders for the Human Rights Council 61st session report “Raising their voices: HRDs respond to the human rights crisis”
This submission, informed by experiences of defenders in the Global South, calls on the Special Rapporteur to highlight that current standards and mechanisms, risk becoming irrelevant unless they are…
Voices from Latin America: Creating secure digital spaces, especially for the most vulnerable communities
The recent regional meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF) gave us the chance to ask our members Colnodo and Derechos Digitales to share what gives them hope,…
New GenderIT.org edition: Weaponised technologies and human rights under digital siege
Call for proposals: GISWatch 2026 special edition with Safety for Voices
The missing link: Cybersecurity and technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the Women, Peace and Security agenda
This year marks the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which launched the Women, Peace and Security agenda. This milestone offers a critical opportunity for the…
Grants for 45 projects working on shared digital infrastructure
The NGI Zero Commons Fund just announced the selection of 45 new projects to be supported and help to build the digital commons: shared digital technologies that serve not the few but are available…
In an age of disinformation, access to communication is a matter of climate justice
The Amazon, which has for centuries been narrated as a territory of exploitation, now demands its place as a territory of enunciation, because its peoples are ready to be heard. This article…
Community networks newsletter: Meaningful steps for an inclusive and sustainable community-centred connectivity movement
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Chrystalleni Loizidou on meaningful participation in a free/libre technology funding programme
Continuing our monthly interview series "Building a Free Internet of the Future", we are now in conversation with Chrystalleni Loizidou, an NGI0 regional representative in Cyprus. She makes…
A mesh of connections, care and community tech: Reflections from the Global Gathering 2025
Across conversations, a recurring theme emerged: the need for alternative infrastructures. Participants spoke passionately about open-source platforms, and distributed systems that prioritise care…
Kenya Community-Centred Connectivity Initiatives. Strategic Plan 2025-2027
From silence to connectivity: Nigerian women building digital pathways to justice
In this blog, the author share her learnings and reflections from visiting communities and interacting with women across several Nigerian states - Bauchi, Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt and Kaduna…
#NoTechForWar: Networking resistance to #TakeBackTechJoy for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2025
APC submission to the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls: Gender equality, the digital space and the age of artificial intelligence
What immediate steps should be taken – at the national, regional or international level – to ensure that AI is developed and deployed in ways that advance the rights of women and girls? This is one…
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