Highlights of the APC network at IGF 2025
The 20th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) just took place in Lillestrøm, Norway, from 23 to 27 June 2025, under the theme "Building Digital Governance Together". The APC network mobilised…
Self-sustaining financing solutions for community connectivity: Official Outcome of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity
Exploring the WSIS+20 Review through GISWatch: Reclaiming a radically changed context
Seeding Change: Strengthening digital rights within rural and traditional communities in Northeast Brazil
How can the internet and digital technologies help defend territorial autonomy while supporting women’s rights and socio-environmental justice? This is a key question for the project Free Territories…
Securing Africa’s digital future: The imperative to reimagine AFRINIC
The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), the continent’s cornerstone in internet infrastructure, now stands at a breaking point. To secure Africa’s digital future, a continent-wide…
AfriSIG 2025: An exceptional opportunity for African professionals in internet governance
Community networks newsletter: Bridging global and local for meaningful connectivity during the IGF and WSIS+20
Communities at the centre: Africa launches groundbreaking training for ICT network managers
Waging war on digital feeds: How platforms and governments fuel violence at the virtual frontline
In conflict zones, misinformation and disinformation are not background noise but become tools for mobilisation. The India-Pakistan conflict has made one thing clear: the digital battlefield is now…
APC submission to the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security 2021–2025
This input builds on our work in cybersecurity and on the research conducted in the context of developing a framework for integrating gender into the interpretation and implementation of the 11 UN…
Why we should rethink technologies based on ancestral knowledge
In what ways are digital technologies intertwined in the processes that threaten territories, the lives of traditional peoples, and the very planet we inhabit? This is the more general question…
APC priorities for the 2025 Internet Governance Forum
Global Digital Justice Forum: Building a more inclusive digital future together
The Global Digital Justice Forum (GDJF) is launching the #DigitalJusticeNow campaign during this year's IGF to reclaim a digital order that prioritises people and the planet over profit. The…
APC at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025
This edition of IGF is a vital opportunity to amplify our commitment to the World Summit on the Information Society, currently undergoing its 20-year review. This page is your go-to resource for this…
AfriSIG 2025: Shaping Africa’s future internet leaders
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…
Towards measuring the social impact and cost effectiveness of community-centred connectivity initiatives: Insights from case studies in Asia and Africa
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 are women changing networks, and networks changing women? Find out in a new episode of our podcast
After networks: How can the future of the internet be imagined beyond social media platforms?
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:…
Submission by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) on the issue of right to privacy in the digital age
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…
Giving the floor to voices driving real-world change for an internet that serves everyone
"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.…
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