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Community-centred connectivity initiatives are gaining growing recognition in international forums for their role in advancing digital inclusion. Recently, there were two significant developments, in…

Twenty years after the conclusion of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the vision of a people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented digital order has never seemed more…

We're pleased to announce the launch of the second season of our Routing for Communities podcast. In the first of four episodes, we take a deep dive into community-centred connectivity…

In October 2024, a group of artists and activists, many of whom had never before written science fiction, gathered in an online workshop to create stories that reimagined the future: Una Bolsa de…

This year's CSW coincided with the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – a milestone for gender equality work worldwide, and a critical moment in…

This capacity-building opportunity for young lawyers, researchers, policy workers and civil society actors to further their understanding and analysis of policy frameworks related to platform…

This new GenderIT.org edition is a collection of reflections and analytical essays by the Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN) and FIRN’s research partners. It reflects on what it means to do…

The selected projects cover a wide range of important contributions, including educational tools and interesting open hardware initiatives. Find out more.

This monthly round-up about community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) features new research on their impact across the Asia-Pacific region, insights relevant to the World Summit on the…

Can you keep your smartphone running for 10 years? PostmarketOS—an operating system primarily for smartphones, based on the Alpine Linux distribution—might just help you do that. Find out more in…

APC welcomes this landmark resolution adopted by consensus at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council. The resolution addresses many of the concerns that APC and our partners have been…

In this interview, Marcela Guerra - a member of the Portal Sem Porteiras community network in Brazil - tells us more about the challenge of tackling issues such as cybersecurity within the school…

This Earth Day, we revisit the 2020 edition of GISWatch on the theme of “Technology, the environment and a sustainable world”, where authors around the world have proposed recommendations to help…

Institutions in Africa who actively advocate for community-centred connectivity initiatives and policies that promote affordable, universal and equitable access to the internet are invited to…

This review will assess progress made in implementing the original WSIS vision and outcomes, and determine future directions for creating an inclusive information society.

RightsCon attracts diverse participants – leaders, policy makers, government representatives, techies, academics, journalists and human rights defenders – all coming together to explore the…

It is only by truly including the perspectives and priorities of all stakeholders, particularly from the Global South and underrepresented communities, that we give concrete meaning to the “people-…

While digital landscapes have evolved dramatically, GreenNet remains a key force in supporting social justice movements through ethical and accessible communications technologies. In this interview,…

The WSIS+20 review and the Global Digital Compact (GDC) offer opportunities to respond to these challenges with commitments and practical measures in support of community-centred connectivity. This…