A tree is known by its fruit: Growing community-centred connectivity for inclusion, equality and sustainability
This paper situates CCCIs within the broader dialogue on just transitions and innovative financing for inclusive growth.
Shaping a virtual collective learning campus for APC
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…
APC community’s advocacy gains recognition and new opportunities
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…
Infrastructures-done-differently
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.…
Seeding change: Building local ecosystems to confront technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Bangladesh
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…
Elections in the dark: How Uganda’s 2026 internet shutdown undermined democracy
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…
Eco Sound Bites at COP30: Interview series brings local voices to reflect on connectivity, communication and technology
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…
What we learned at COP30: Technology, climate and socio-environmental justice go hand in hand
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…
Accountability and resilience: What our 2025 top content portends for the year ahead
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…
Teamtype on becoming independent of big corporations and their cloud servers
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…
Generative AI guide for civil society
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…
What I learned during this year's Global Gathering
WSIS+20 Outcome Document adopted: The wins and regrets from a civil society and Global South perspective
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…
Change in Motion: Our community shaping technologies for social, gender and environmental justice (Edition 02)
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,…
Gender in Digital Coalition statement on Revision 2 of the WSIS+20 Outcome Document
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…
APC statement to the UN General Assembly WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting
"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…
Seeding change in 2025: Weaving power, care and imagination across digital justice movements
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…
Myanmar Internet Project in court to defend rights of telecoms users: “The act of resistance is already a win”
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…
Seeding change: LaLibre.net weaves a network of digital rights defenders in Ecuador
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…
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