The ICT Policy for Civil Society training materials build the capacity of civil society organisations to understand policy and regulation related to information and communication technologies (ICT) so that they can begin to engage and influence policy processes affecting ICT
Freedom of Information (FOI) & Women’s Rights in Africa
Source: UNESCO This publication is one of the outputs of the Freedom of Information and Women’s Rights in Africa Project, a regional programme launched by FEMNET in partnership with UNESCO. “The advancement of African women has been affected by lack
Review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – Report of the Secretary-General
The UN Secretary-General’s report (E/CN.6/2010/2) in preparation for the 54th Commission on the Status of Women who undertook the 15 year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BpfA), including the section J – Women and Media.
Going visible: Women’s rights on the internet
ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES The Heart of the Post – 2015 Development Agenda and the Future We Want for All Global Thematic Consultation APC’s Women’s Rights Program (2012) Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create new scenarios, new ways for people to live,
What does the Internet Governance Forum signify for gender equality?
IT For Change: Research Brief (2013) This paper sets out to study how gender equality gets constructed within the discursive space of IGF, using IGF 2012 as an exemplar. It utilises a Critical Discourse Analysis Framework that draws upon
Internet Governance Issues on Sexuality and Women’s Rights
Publisher: APC Women’s Networking Support Programme Internet Governance Issues on Sexuality and Women’s Rights 14-17 September 2010, Fifth Internet Governance Forum The Internet Governance Forum, or IGF, is a multi-stakeholder platform created by the United Nations to discuss public policy
9th IGF: Feminist talks scale over the walls of internet governance
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An introduction to internet governance
by Jovan Kurbalija, 2014 The aim of this book, now in its sixth edition, is to provide a comprehensive overview of the main issues and actors in the field through a practical framework for analysis, discussion, and resolution of significant issues.
APC Internet Rights Charter (2006)
Inspired by the “People’s Communications Charter” and the statement of “A Global Movement for People’s Voices in Media and Communication in the 21st Century,” the Charter was first developed in 2001-2002 by APC members and partner organisations at “Internet Rights” workshops
What is the Internet?
The Internet Society has developped a series of short briefs to explain what is the internet, how it works , who makes it work and how the internet is evolving. In a relatively short period of time, the Internet has