Association for Progressive Communications

Community networks newsletter: Reflections on the path towards community-centred connectivity

Team CommUNITY relaunched the Equity Fund, an initiative that provides one-to-one travel, lodging, security and visa ...
Association for Progressive Communications

Bridging the gap: Addressing technology-facilitated gender-based violence in global AI governance

Among the most urgent and under-regulated consequences of AI deployment is the rise of technology-facilitated gender-based ...
Association for Progressive Communications

From context to collective action: Outcomes of Africa’s first symposium on technology-facilitated gender-based violence

The inaugural, UNFPA-led First Africa Symposium on Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence created a first-of-its-kind ...
Association for Progressive Communications

Seeding change: Indigenous communities shaping digital futures through trust and relationships

This project convened a series of thematic sessions and dialogues bringing together Indigenous communicators, community media ...
Association for Progressive Communications

ZA School of Digital Policy (community networks edition) (ZASDIP)

South Africa is advancing rapidly toward a digital economy, guided by frameworks such as the National Development Plan, ...
APC

ZA School of Digital Policy (community networks edition) (ZASDIP)

Despite these progressive policies, significant disparities remain in how different stakeholders—particularly civil society organisations, CCCis/ community networks, small ISPs and local governments, ...
APC

Beyond the algorithm: Weaponised technologies and human rights under digital siege

Across conflict zones and fragile democracies, technologies once imagined as tools of empowerment and exploration now serve as instruments of surveillance, repression and even killing. A series of ...
APC

What I shared about digital commons and the NGI0 grant programme during this year's Global Gathering

I participated in the Global Gathering 2025 at Estoril, Portugal, accompanied by some representatives from the APC. It is a kind of digital craft fair, a dynamic meeting of digital rights defenders ...
APC

The missing link: Cybersecurity and technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the Women, Peace and Security agenda

October 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which launched the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. This milestone offers a critical opportunity for ...
APC

Seeding change: Community networks cultivating a future where technology and social and environmental care grow together

Access to connectivity and devices can be a key factor in enabling communities and promoting local development. Yet technology’s value goes far beyond access: it lies in what communities can create ...
APC

Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice

As supporters of community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs), we advocate the development of CCCIs as an alternative form of connectivity that can support not only access to communication and ...
APC

First Africa Symposium on Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence

The First Africa Symposium on Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) will bring together stakeholders from across the continent to share knowledge, explore regional best practices and ...