South Africa's digital inclusion policy and regulatory landscape are at a turning point. After years of championing community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) on the ground, the country's ...

Many digital divides still persist today, to the point that a third of the world’s population is still offline. Different statistics also show that the divide can be worse depending on the countries ...

When APC decided to bring existing and new members together in a tightly linked global virtual network the Internet as we know it didn’t exist. Most hosts 1 used by activist networks were stand-alone ...

The publicness of the internet is at the core of power disputes in the internet governance ecosystem. The problem is two fold: The rise and consolidation of global internet platforms and the trend of ...

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A key point where social inequalities are felt is on the ground, where communities live, work, develop their social life, and their access to education and healthcare. It is on this very ground that ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the threshold of fundamentally reshaping human civilization, pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve. This technological revolution opens unprecedented ...

The African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) is an initiative of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the Information Society Division of the African Union Commission (AUC) and ...

KICTANet invites applications for the 11th Edition of the Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG). The program equips newcomers with essential knowledge in internet governance and policy-making, ...

The Global Digital Compact (GDC) is expected to “outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all”. Just as international cooperation is critical to protecting the health ...

For the past decade, internet connectivity has been praised for its potential to close the gender gap in Africa. Among the many benefits of digitalisation, digital tools enable groups that are ...

This article was originally published by APC member Unwanted Witness, who also issued a statement condemning the internet shutdown as a direct attack on democracy and a violation of human rights. On ...