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At EsLaRed we are delighted to share our progress in a new project: the development of a virtual campus that we have called ORBIS – from the Latin word for world and circle. ORBIS will serve as an…

The APC community begins 2026 with good news in the areas of policy advocacy and multistakeholder dialogue. Our member TEDIC's executive director Maricarmen Sequera Buzarquis and APC's…

Infrastructure connects us through layers of protocols and software, vast server farms, cables, satellites and more. The material reality of the internet is consuming land, water and human labour.…

In Bangladesh, where internet use has expanded quickly but protections and support systems remain uneven, technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is a pressing concern, with many…

When Ugandans went to the polls in January 2026, they did so in an environment shaped not only by political contestation, but also by deliberate digital silence. What unfolded was a calculated…

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), the United Nations’ largest global forum on climate change, was held in Brazil at the end of 2025. This four-episode Eco Sound Bites at COP30 series is…

Nupef’s participation in COP30 marked a historic moment. For the first time, the organisation attended the Climate Conference as a UNFCCC observer organisation – an important step and a great…

Strengthening communities, supporting human rights defenders, finding sustainability and seeking multiple avenues to hold social media platforms accountable. These were the key messages across the…

Continuing our monthly interview series "Building a Free Internet of the Future", we bring you a three-way conversation with the people from the Teamtype project, which enables real-time…

The Digital Justice Network produced a guide that originated from the realisation that civil society organisations and activists need help in establishing generative AI policies and properly utilise…

The High-Level Meeting on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) took place at UN Headquarters in New York on 16 and 17…

This paper situates CCCIs within the broader dialogue on just transitions and innovative financing for inclusive growth.

Defending social, gender and environmental justice required a lot of resilience from our members, associates and partners in 2025. Yet this edition of our newsletter carries strong messages of hope,…

o ensure an inclusive, rights-based and gender-responsive digital future, gender must be systematically integrated across all WSIS structures, especially the Action Lines; and the text must avoid…

"If economic and social development are not placed at the heart of the next phase of WSIS, we risk perpetuating a new, quality-based digital divide and missing the opportunity to harness…

This year’s Seeding Change stories explore how communities are organising to reclaim technology as a shared resource, defend rights in hostile environments, and imagine futures beyond extractive and…

APC member Myanmar Internet Project (MIP) and partners have undertaken legal action against telecoms provider Telenor, challenging the company’s role in disclosing sensitive personal data of 18…

In Ecuador, threats to privacy, freedom of expression and digital security intersect with feminist, Indigenous and environmental struggles. In this context, LaLibre.net Tecnologías Comunitarias has…

Discover how the Central American Telecommunications and Broadcasting Training Programme for Indigenous and Rural Communities was born from a collective dream. A dream that, beyond the technical,…