[APCPress] New website: APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor

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New website: APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor 
http://africa.right.apc.org 

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) announces the launch of a 
new Africa ICT Policy Monitor website. 

What we want is an information society based on social justice and human 
rights. That’s only going to happen if the people affected by the policies get 
involved in their development. Collecting indispensable documentation since 
2001, the new look ‘Africa Monitor’ has a new design and structure to make it 
even easier for African civil society to find the materials they need to get 
involved in ICT policy lobbying. 

Powerful cross-referencing let’s you search for news, policy documents, active 
organisations and specialist resources by theme and by country at the same 
time. And for the first time, there’s a ‘Getting started’ section for people 
new to ICT policy and advocacy which collects information specially selected 
by our editors. 

"The most important feature of the new ‘Africa Monitor’ is the information 
section which houses policy documents, analysis, and country reports from 
civil society perspectives," says  site editor, Emmanuel Njenga 
Njuguna. "People preparing to make interventions for engagement in ICT policy 
processes at national, regional or international levels will find it 
particularly useful." 

The ‘Africa Monitor’  was remodelled on the basis of feedback from civil 
society organisations and others who regularly use the website for 
campaigning, research and more. 

The monitor will also begin sending out fortnightly e-updates on the most 
salient ICT policy news, documentation, resources, events and key 
organisations working on policy issues. To subscribe to receive our regular 
updates, please send an mail to <africa.rights at apc.org>. See below for more 
information about the monitor: 

ABOUT APC

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international 
network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and supporting 
groups and individuals through the strategic use of information and 
communication technologies, especially internet-related technologies. APC and 
its members in more than 30 countries pioneer practical and relevant uses of 
ICTs for civil society. APC is an international facilitator of civil society's 
engagement with ICTs and related concerns, in both policy and practice. APC: 
http://www.apc.org.

APC and ICT Policy Advocacy in Africa 

APC's Communications and Information Policy Programme aims to contribute to 
more enabling ICT policy environments through promoting inclusive policy 
processes. In Africa APC is doing this through the Africa ICT Policy Monitor 
project which aims to enable civil society organisations to engage in ICT 
policy development to promote an information society based on social justice 
and human rights. 

APC's Africa ICT Policy Monitor: http://africa.rights.apc.org

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