[APCPress] APC’s Latest Annual Report: The year technology policy became social policy

[Karen Higgs]

Dear readers

The APC report provides an excellent background to our work.

Best
APC

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APC’s Latest Annual Report: 2003 - The year technology policy became 
social policy

In spite of the wide range of activities that took place during last 
year, for APC, 2003 is memorable for one particular process that 
galvanised our efforts - the World Summit on the Information Society 
which took place in Geneva in December 2003. WSIS was a watershed in 
public participation as information and communications policy shifted 
from the obscure world of techno-jargon to be recognised as social 
policy that affects everyone. From APC's perspective as a network of 
‘social techies’ this was a major break-through.

APC’S latest annual report includes APC’s advocacy work for WSIS and 
other major highlights.

Achievements from APC members on five continents highlighted in the 
report including these from 2003’s new members:
•	Alternatives from Canada – “300-strong partnership strengthens civil 
society voice in the Congo”
•	ArabDev, from Egypt – “Children hungry for computer training held back 
by lack of PCs in Upper Egypt”
•	CEPES, from Peru – “Cooperation improves information-sharing in Peru’s 
rural communities”
•	Foundation for Media Alternatives, from the Philippines – “Human 
Rights Software Tested in the Philippines is Expected to Improve 
Documentation of Abuses”
•	Open Forum of Cambodia – “Intellectual property law forces Cambodians 
to start developing their own Khmer-language software”
•	Unimondo, from Italy – “Building a well-informed information society 
in Italy”
•	WomensHub, Philippines – “A draft policy framework on gender and ICT 
for the Philippines”
•	Women'sNet, from South Africa – “Enabling South African women to use 
the internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools they need 
for women's social activism”
•	ZaMirNET, from Croatia – “Using ICTs for peace-building in war-torn 
communities”

Read the report: http://www.apc.org/books/apc_ar2003_EN.pdf (PDF 1935KB)
Download the report in a zip file: 
http://www.apc.org/books/apc_ar2003_EN.zip (zipped PDF 1800KB)