ICT for Development
Pizzigati Prize
29/09/2008The deadline for the Pizzigati Prize focused on open source software for social change, is coming up!
After Vista, a deluge of E-waste to developing countries, Greenpeace warns
15/02/2007The environmentalists argue that with Vista, more companies and individuals may feel the need to replace their existing computers sooner as these become incompatible with the new operating system. The result: massive volumes of computer scrap in dirty recycling yards and dumpsites in the Philippines, Thailand, and in other Asian countries where most of the world's E-waste dumps are located.
INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM: APC puts up the fight for an open access, equal opportunity and educative internet
31/10/2006IGF is held in Athens from October 30 to November 2 and has set four priorities - openness, diversity, access and security.
Workshop “Greening Development through ICT and Civic Engagement”
03/10/2006The workshop will be held on November 1, 2006, during the Internet Governance Forum in Athens will address how communities in the Global South can harness the immense potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in addressing sustainability problems.
Announcing the APC Chris Nicol Foss Prize in 2007
28/08/2006The APC Chris Nicol FOSS Prize recognizes initiatives that are making it easy for people to start using free and open source software (FOSS). The prize will be awarded to a person or group doing extraordinary work to make FOSS accessible to ordinary computer users.
BlueLink hosts an international meeting of ICT organizations
10/09/2005From 4 to 12 October, 2005, BlueLink Information Network will host the Council Meeting of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). APC consists of civil society organizations from around the globe dedicated to empowering groups through the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
