http://blogue.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1677 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://blogue.apc.org/en/news/internet-rights-charter-goes-audio-latin-america <div class="abstract"><span class="locality">MONTEVIDEO</span> (AL for APCNews) - APC and the Latin American Association for Educational Radio (ALER) have launched an audio version of the APC Charter on internet rights in Spanish, available on the web in the form of podcasts.</div> http://blogue.apc.org/en/news/internet-rights-charter-goes-audio-latin-america#comments All Topics All Regions Internet rights charter Thu, 28 May 2009 12:34:05 +0100 LisaC 8737 at http://blogue.apc.org http://blogue.apc.org/en/news/african-parliamentarians-support-equitable-access- <div class="abstract"><span class="locality">MONTEVIDEO</span> (KAH for APCNews) - <p>Representatives from 29 different African parliaments met last week in Kigali to reaffirm that “equitable <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/taxonomy/term/300"><acronym title="access to information: The right to access to publicly-funded information means that all information, including scientific and social research, that is produced with the support of public funds should be freely available to all. More broadly, access to information also refers to communities or individuals gaining access to information which was previously not available to them, as a result of access to information and communication technologies and/or the internet. Style information: This phrase should almost always go in lower case unless it is included in the title of an instrument or publication. Source: APC Internet Rights Charter">access to information</acronym></a> is a right for all” and <a href="http://info-society.apkn.org/declaration/final-declaration">urge governments to enact laws that promote access to information, knowledge and communication for all citizens</a>. Traditionally seen as civil and political rights, information rights are now becoming acknowledged as rights that are also social and economic, said APC’s <a href="http://info-society.apkn.org/programme/programme">Anriette Esterhuysen in her presentation</a> which was framed by APC’s <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/258"><acronym title="internet: A set of interconnected networks operated by government, industry, academia, and private parties which allow computers and other electronic devices in different locations to exchange information. The internet includes services such as the world wide web, electronic mail, file transfer (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers. Style information: APC uses &quot;internet&quot; with a small &quot;i&quot; in all languages. Source: TechSoup Glossary and GenderIT.org">internet</acronym></a> rights charter. The charter has just been translated into its twentieth language, <a href="http://www.apc.org/en/node/5677">Esperanto</a>.</p> </div> http://blogue.apc.org/en/news/african-parliamentarians-support-equitable-access-#comments ICT policy Open access Internet rights charter Africa Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:01:02 +0000 LisaC 8136 at http://blogue.apc.org