[APCPress] APCNews - May 2006 - No. 64

Wed May 10 10:02:52 BST 2006

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                *APCNews, the monthly newsletter of the
           Association for Progressive Communications (APC)*
                     May 2006 No. 64
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-- NEWS FROM THE MEMBERS --
-- NEWS FROM APC --
-- ICT POLICY & INTERNET RIGHTS --
-- STRATEGIC USES & CAPACITY BUILDING --
-- WOMEN & ICTs –-
-- ENVIRONMENT & ICTs –-
-- APC IN THE NEWS --
-- ONLINE TOOLS & RESOURCES --
-- COLLABORATING OPPORTUNITIES --
-- SITES OF INTEREST --
-- IMPORTANT DATES --
-- WHERE IN THE WORLD IS APC --
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-- NEWS FROM THE MEMBERS –-

ESLARED, Venezuela: Wireless connection record in Venezuela: With the 
feet on the ground and the head in the clouds

A detailed study of Venezuela’s topography, a trip to Italy, some pieces 
of ‘public domain’ software, satellite dishes that cross mountains on 
all-terrain trucks, cables, generators. This is neither a capricious 
list nor are its elements surrealist digressions. The elements that we 
have just enumerated are part of an ambitious endeavour that recently 
became a reality: to break the world wireless connection record by 
establishing a 279 km long link. - APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4984367

LABORNET, United States: Capetown hosts the 2006 International Labour 
Communication Meeting

In one of the first international labour communication meetings in South 
Africa, Capetown-based Workers World Media Productions and the 
International Federation of Workers Education Association (IFWEA) hosted 
over 50 trade unionists, labour activists and organisers from non-profit 
organisations between April 4 and 7, 2006. APC member LaborNet - which 
is getting ready for the major Labortech conference later this year - is 
in the field and reports for APCNews. - LaborNet
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4956798

JINBONET, South Korea: 21st century maxim: The personal is political in 
the Korean blogging world

“There's power in getting people to talk. When voices get online, and 
can express themselves, this in itself unleashes a whole new chemistry.” 
Hana Kim - better known by her cyberidentity as 'Dalgun' - clearly 
understands the relevance of her work. Soft-spoken Dalgun is part of the 
APC-member Korean progressive network Jinbonet (jinbo.net). She talks 
about the tactics she is involved with to get youngsters to blog. 
APCNews has met her in Dhaka, Bangladesh in mid-April. – APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4970544

COLNODO, Colombia: Empowering women through capacity building

What does a director of a Paraguayan women’s organisation and a rural 
Colombian teacher have in common? For APC member in Colombia, Colnodo, 
the answer is clear. It is their capacity of using information and 
communication technologies (ICTs) as tools to empower women. This is the 
reason Colnodo celebrated Women’s Month, in March, with courses, 
workshops and seminars aimed at making ICT accessible to women from 
different regions and realities. – Colnodo
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4986173

FOUNDATION FOR MEDIA ALTERNATIVES, Philippines: FMA rolls out research 
on seven ICT policy papers

APC's Manila-based member Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) has 
initiated a research project aimed at producing seven policy papers. 
They seek to contribute to policy development in some of the most 
important areas within the Philippines' information and communication 
technology (ICT) arena. - FMA
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4970215

RITS, Brazil: Telecentres in Brazil: Training builds strength

Telecentres are a model for community ownership of information and 
communication technologies: a model that works and is gaining strength, 
according to various successful experiences in Latin America. APC member 
in Brazil, RITS, is a civil society organisation committed to this new 
logic, which is based on solidarity. – APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4983890

JCA-NET, Japan: JCA-NET: From e-mail inbox to anti wire-tapping in Japan

Tadahisa Hamada of APC-member JCA-NET tells the story of an internet 
service provider that evolved from a technical support group for 
Japanese peace and social change organisations, to an advocacy hub. The 
non-profit is starting to intensify its fight against new wire-tap laws 
and electronic communication control by the Japanese state. Interview 
with a first-mover in the technology-for-social-justice realm in Japan. 
- APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4956466

WOUGNET: Report on “Post-WSIS and Uganda’s Way Forward” workshop

In close collaboration with a Swedish university and civil society 
groups in Uganda, APC-member WOUGNET has recently made a report 
available. The general theme of this report is the process and outcomes 
of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society, with 
special focus on internet governance, censorship and human rights 
issues, as well as on Uganda’s way forward. – APCNews
http://www.kus.uu.se/pdf/publications/KUS_Bok28.pdf

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-- NEWS FROM APC --

SPECIAL COVERAGE: South Asia ICT policy workshop and Asian APC members

APC staff writer Frederick Noronha travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh last 
April to attend the first regional consultation on ICT policy in South 
Asia. He interviewed participants from Japan, the Philippines, 
Bangladesh, Korea, India and many more countries. Not only has he 
blogged live from the sub continent, he also filed articles and 
interview reports about this APC-organised event. These will be featured 
over the next three months in APCNews. Visit http://www.blog.apc.org for 
fresh original updates. In-depth coverage can be found in this APCNews 
in the ‘news from members’ and ‘ICT policy’ sections.

ANALYSIS: WSIS follow-up article on implementation
By Karen Banks, Willie Currie, Anriette Esterhuysen

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process culminated 
with the Tunis Summit in November 2005 and we are now five months into 
the post-WSIS implementation phase. ... But what does that mean in 
practice? What are the post-WSIS implementation processes, what actors 
are involved, when and where are they taking place and how can you get 
involved? The following ten-page overview sheds some light on these 
questions, as well as other questions civil society actors have, as we 
prepare for the first intensive series of post-WSIS panels, workshops 
and consultations scheduled in May and June 2006. - APCNews
http://rights.apc.org/documents/wsis_followup_0506_EN.pdf

INTER-MEMBER COLLABORATION: Transfer of knowledge for training in GNU/Linux

APC Catalan member Pangea performed training for the technicians at APC 
London-based member GreenNet. The goal of the collaboration - that 
benefited from the APC member exchange fund - was to train trainers in 
the area of introduction to GNU/Linux and free and open source software 
(FOSS). Both APC members offer web services, mail services, backups and 
high availability servers to their respective users and have therefore 
identified services they could share and promote better. The next 
reloaded GreenNet GNU/Linux training takes place on Friday May 26 at 
GreenNet’s office. - APCNews
http://www.gn.apc.org/linuxtraining.html

NEWS: APC board and staff meet in South Africa

The board members and staff of the Association for Progressive 
Communications got together in the last two weeks of March 2006 for the 
annual coordination of projects, evaluations of programmes and new 
injection of guidelines from the board. – APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4997167

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-- ICT POLICY & INTERNET RIGHTS --

SPECIAL DHAKA ARTICLE: So near yet so far: Bangladesh awaits a smoother 
ride to cyberspace

So near, yet so far. Bangladesh is keenly looking forward to having an 
easier, more affordable and smoother ride into cyberspace, as APCNews 
staff writer Frederick Noronha finds out. In the eighth most populous 
country in the world (population 144 million), voices from civil 
society, the media and industry are increasingly surfacing, as this 
piece - filed from Dhaka in late April - demonstrates. – APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4987755

SPECIAL DHAKA INTERVIEW: Without communication, you're (economically) 
dead - Willie Currie

He was involved in broadcasting and telecom policy work in South Africa 
during the transition to democracy, and in the immediate aftermath of 
the 1990s establishment of the Mandela government. In the field of 
policy for the past 15 years, Willie Currie is now APC's manager of the 
Communications and Information Policy Programme. In an interview in 
Dhaka, Bangladesh in April, he explains what the Association for 
Progressive Communications is concerned about and the important policy 
issues plaguing our times from an APC point-of-view. – APCNews
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4984332

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS: WSIS follow-up article on implementation
By Karen Banks, Willie Currie, Anriette Esterhuysen

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process culminated 
with the Tunis Summit in November 2005 and we are now five months into 
the post-WSIS implementation phase. ... But what does that mean in 
practice? What are the post-WSIS implementation processes, what actors 
are involved, when and where are they taking place and how can you get 
involved? The following ten-page overview sheds some light on these 
questions, as well as other questions civil society actors have, as we 
prepare for the first intensive series of post-WSIS panels, workshops 
and consultations scheduled in May and June 2006. - APCNews
http://rights.apc.org/documents/wsis_followup_0506_EN.pdf

ARTICLE: Algeria opens up its voice market to VoIP but sets the bar high

The Algerian telecommunication regulator ARPT took the brave step of 
allowing 24 internet service providers (ISPs) an experimental licence at 
the end of April 2004. After the revision of its licensing framework, 
the first VoIP operator (EEPAD) was granted authorisation to operate a 
year later in April 2005. Russell Southwood reports on how this 
legalisation has begun to transform the  market. – Balancing Act
http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/back/balancing-act_300.html

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-- STRATEGIC USES & CAPACITY BUILDING --

WORKSHOP: North African regional wireless training workshop

Between the 12th and 16th of July 2006, an APC-organised North African 
Regional Wireless Training Workshop will take place in Morocco. Wireless 
technologies offer developing countries an important low-cost, versatile 
alternative to wired infrastructure. They enable communities to extend 
the reach of cabled internet connectivity and to be in control of the 
planning, implementation and design of their own networks. Applications 
need to be in by the 19th of May. - APC SU&CB
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4996808

NEW RESOURCE: e-Learning module developing electronic communities

The Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) steering group announces 
the release of its newest e-learning module 'Building Electronic 
Communities and Networks'. The module is designed to help users develop 
the strategic, interpersonal and technical skills required to establish 
and sustain electronic communities. It provides an overview of the 
benefits and opportunities offered by online communities for 
facilitating knowledge and information exchange. – IMARK
http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=4997151

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-- WOMEN & ICTs –-

NEW WEBSITE: GenderIT en español: A brand new portal catalyses women’s 
voices in political sphere

Exactly one year after the successful introduction of GenderIT.org – the 
gender and information and communication technology (ICT) Policy Monitor 
in English - the APC WNSP is happy to present GenderIT en español, the 
Spanish counterpart of the monitor with original resources and coverage 
in Spanish, as well as in Portuguese. - APC WNSP
Visit GenderIT en español http://www.genderit.org/esp [Spanish]
Read the announcement in English: 
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=a&x=94158 - why two urls?
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=---e--1&x=94158

SPECIAL DHAKA INTERVIEW: A chat with Chat: “Getting women’s content 
online is a priority”

In between short gaps, and while waiting for the meetings - at the first 
APC-organised information and communication technology (ICT) policy 
workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh - to start, APCNews staff writer Frederick 
Noronha talks to APC's women's programme manager Chat Garcia Ramilo 
about APC WNSP’s work, priorities and initiatives. Chat took over the 
APC WNSP challenge in 2004 and works on the policy work of the Women's 
Networking Support Programme. - APC WNSP
http://www.apcwomen.org/news/index.shtml?x=94249

ARTICLE: Beyond tools: Technology as a feminist agenda

In this piece - published in the March edition of the Development 
Journal -  Chat Garcia Ramilo argues strongly for a feminist agenda on 
technology. Drawing on the discussions at the AWID Forum, she shows how 
within the framework of women's rights technology is a determining 
factor in women's sexuality, representation and exploitation, and has to 
be seen as one more facet of violence against women. She calls on the 
feminist movement to engage technologies as a site of feminist political 
struggle. - Development Journal
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/development/journal/v49/n1/abs/1100230a.html

E-GOV, PART I: E-government in Central Europe: When the gender lens is 
missing...

The annual e-government conference taking place in the Czech Republic 
celebrated its ninth year of existence in 2006. Yet, for the first time 
in its history, equal opportunity for women and men was put on the 
agenda. The following is a report by Katerina Fialova – a member of APC 
WNSP and advocate for women’s rights - about her experience in attending 
and co-organising a panel on gender and ICTs at this year’s e-government 
meeting in April 2006. Part II next month. – GenderIT.org
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?apc=a--e94244-1

ARTICLE: Gender equally matters: Taking GEM to the heart of India

 From April 24 to 27, the Datamation Foundation and the APC WNSP 
organised a gender-evaluation methodology (GEM) training. APCNews has 
met Cheekay Cinco, one of the co-organisers, in Dhaka. "At the end of 
using GEM, one of the main outputs is an evaluation plan that 
incorporates gender. So, it's not just about answering questions, but 
about identifying different stages in an evaluation, and where you can 
involve gender in those stages." Read the full interview on the APC 
women's programme website. - APC WNSP
http://www.apcwomen.org/news/index.shtml?x=94163

INTERVIEW: “The Burden of The Struggle” - Nancy Hafkin engendering 
change in ICT policy

Cheekay Cinco, member of APC WNSP, interviews Nancy Hafkin, woman 
pioneer of networking and ICTs development in Africa on her thoughts 
about the current gender and ICT policy environment. She reflects on the 
WSIS process and the recent Commission on the Status of Women, and 
articulates what is urgently needed to render visible the gender 
dimensions of ICTs at policy levels. - GenderIT.org
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=a&x=94165

SURVEY: RATE US! GenderIT.org evaluation survey

After one year of operations, as part of our commitment to continue to 
improve GenderIT.org <http://www.genderIT.org>, we are asking you to 
rate us. Your feedback will assist us in reflecting back on the 
GenderIT.org's objectives and roles, and to address better the gender 
and ICT policy advocacy needs in the different countries and regions. 
GenderIT.org is an initiative of the APC women’s programme. The survey 
will take you about *5 minutes* to complete - GenderIT.org
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=86331332182

SURVEY REPORT: Francophone women's groups in minority situations and ICTs

“Francophone women are less likely to use the internet than Anglophone 
women (40.4% compared with 55.3%, respectively)" says a survey report 
released lately on the Womyn's Voices website. In the spring of 2002, 50 
women’s groups working in minority situations in Canada were surveyed on 
the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The 
project's scope is limited, looking at Francophone women’s groups 
working in minority situations. Also since statistics tend to change 
rapidly, especially concerning ICTs, the data presented may not be an 
accurate account of today's reality. It remains a valuable assessment 
for APC, not only for better understanding our current projects and 
members in francophone Africa and Canada, but also in preparing our new 
website in French out in September. - Womyn's Voices
http://womynsvoices.ca/en/node/812

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-- ENVIRONMENT & ICTs –-

SURVEY: Report on sustainable development content for community radios 
in Africa and Central America

Investigations conducted by both AMARC and Panos respectively indicated 
that in general, community radio stations are still struggling with 
producing content on sustainable development. One of the reasons is the 
lack of understanding and distinction of what sustainable content is 
especially in the specific context of the different communities. While 
community radio stations are making efforts to produce shows with 
environmentally friendly content, this report makes specific 
recommendations on how community radio station can improve on 
sustainable programming. – AMARC / PANOS Southern Africa  / 
Pronatura-Chiapas / Open Society Foundation
http://www.comminit.com/africa/evaluations/evaluations2005/evaluations-157.html

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-- APC IN THE NEWS --

THE DAILY STAR, Dhaka: Digital divide creating imbalance in society
Thursday April 20, 2006

A business report filed in The Daily Star of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 
Thursday April 20 reveals that "Top policy makers yesterday termed 
digital divide dangerous for the country, saying it is creating 
imbalance in the society." Quoting Bangladesh's principal secretary of 
the prime minister it goes on saying: "Digital divide is already 
existing in Bangladesh and widening very fast. Majority of the people do 
not have access to computer and education...it is very dangerous." The 
article has gathered many more voices at the first Asia ICT policy 
meeting organised by APC in Dhaka. - The Daily Star
http://thedailystar.net/2006/04/20/d60420050353.htm

THE DAILY STAR, Dhaka: Call for building ICT infrastructure in rural areas
Saturday April 22, 2006

The three-day regional consultation meeting ended in Dhaka yesterday 
with the call for creating [information and communication technology] 
ICT infrastructure in rural areas so that people at the grassroots level 
can have access to education and knowledge. Policies should be 
formulated with the focus on local issues and local conditions and 
'imported' policies should be discouraged, the meeting recommended, 
adding that civil society actors should try to feed policymakers with 
right solutions.  – The Daily Star
http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/22/d60422050258.htm

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE, New Delhi: Adding gender-perspective to IT
By Frederick Noronha. Friday April 21, 2006

An international organization is planning a workshop in New Delhi 
starting Monday to add a gender perspective to the IT industry. Called 
'gender evaluation methodology' (GEM), the workshop will be organised by 
the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). - Indo-Asian News 
Service
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/19513.php/Adding_gender-perspective_to_IT
This article was republished in The Peninsula, Qatar and DailyIndia.com, 
India.

SHAPTAHIK EKATTOR, Dhaka: Information technology facilitates programmes 
to alleviate poverty
By Arafatul Islam. Wednesday May 3, 2006

Partha Pratim Sarker is an eminent personality in the country's 
Information Technology sector. Through 'Bytes for all' platform he is 
toiling hard to carry the South Asian success story to every nook and 
corner of the world. For the last 10 years Partha is working on the 
impact of information technology to development activities. - Ekator
http://www.ekattor.com/Partha.pdf [in Bangla]

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-- ONLINE TOOLS & RESOURCES --

BOUND BY LAW? FAIR USE AND COPYRIGHT: A documentary is being filmed. A 
cell phone rings, playing the Rocky" theme song. The filmmaker is told 
she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights to the song. Can this be true? 
"Eyes on the Prize," the great civil rights documentary, was pulled from 
circulation because the filmmakers' rights to music and footage had 
expired. What's going on here? It's the collision of documentary 
filmmaking and intellectual property law, and it's the inspiration for 
this new comic book. Follow its heroine Akiko as she films her 
documentary, and navigates the twists and turns of intellectual 
property. Why do we have copyrights? What's "fair use"?  Bound By Law 
reaches beyond documentary film to provide a commentary on the most 
pressing issues facing law, art, property and an increasingly digital 
world of remixed culture.
http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/

AUTOMASITES: READY-TO-GO WEBSITES. The automa-sites seem to be a very 
useful tool for civil society groups. They allow to created one’s own 
website by filling a simple online form. The from will automatically 
send an e-mail to one’s email address, containing all the information 
necessary to proceed. The application is based on the free and open 
source software (FOSS) publication system Spip. 
http://www.automasites.net/gestion/demande.html?lang=en

GUIDEBOOK: "SUPPORTING WOMEN'S ICT-BASED ENTERPRISES" has recently been 
completed. This provides practical guidance on how to advocate, initiate 
and improve IT sector micro-enterprises for women in developing 
countries. It includes case and story evidence, best practice advice 
sheets, and frameworks for analysis and evaluation.
http://www.womenictenterprise.org

REPORT: The NEW MEDIA REVIEW OF ‘MAKE POVERTY HISTORY’ – United Kingdom 
2005 platform of the ongoing Global Call to Action Against Poverty, has 
now been released. It represents a comprehensive evaluation of new media 
in a coalition campaign around poverty and development.
Report: http://www.bond.org.uk/pubs/2005/mph_new_media_review.pdf
Appendices:
http://www.bond.org.uk/pubs/2005/mph_new_media_appx.pdf

ANNUAL REPORT 2006: REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS released its 2006 annual 
report on May 2. The organisation defending journalists and their 
assistants writes, “everyone's interested in the internet - especially 
dictators. The internet has revolutionised the world's media”. But, 
“traditional ‘predators of press freedom’ all censor the internet now,” 
it warns.
http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=573

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-- COLLABORATING OPPORTUNITIES --

NEW FOSS LIST: A discussion list to link free and open source software 
(FOSS) advocates in South Asia has just been launched. With an intention 
of building regional links and specially encouraging localisation 
efforts in this populous part of the planet which can really benefit 
from the power of free-as-in-freedom software. This list takes the form 
of a  sub-group of the wider BytesForAll network.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_floss

CALLS FOR PROPOSAL: For the Applied Research Project on Computer Recycling
The Corporation of social studies and education (SUR) of Santiago, Chile 
is implementing an ambitious research project with the support of IDRC 
and ICA PanAmericas.

A total of six calls for proposal have been sent out on May 3rd. Here is 
overview of the themes: E-waste and Municipalities; Governments and 
Electronic Recycling Policies; International Agreements and Electronic 
Recycling; E-Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean; Strategies for 
the Transfer of Used PCs to Latin America and the Caribbean; PC market 
in Latin America and the Caribbean. Researchers working on the ‘green 
side’ should submit their proposal via e-mail no later than May 20, 2006.
http://www.ICAmericas.net [click on "Newsroom"]

SOFTWARE-WEBCOLLAB: A collaborative web-based system for projects and 
project management; WebCollab is easy to use, and encourages users to 
work together. The software is functionally elegant and secure without 
being cumbersome for users, or graphically intensive. The software is 
ideally suited to tracking multiple projects and innumerable small tasks 
across an organisation of any size. If you have reminder notes stuck all 
over your desk, then you need WebCollab.
http://webcollab.sourceforge.net/

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-- SITES OF INTEREST --

HUMAN TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL: The third issue of Human Technology has now 
been published. The theme of this issue is Human Technologies for 
Special Needs. The articles address various facets of research into 
technologies to assist those with cognitive, affective, physical, or 
learning disabilities, or who are affected by the physiological and 
cognitive declines that come with aging.
http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi

SOURCE CENTRE – DISABILITY: New directory of key information resources 
on disability, inclusion and development, produced by the Source 
International Information Support Centre and Handicap International.
http://www.asksource.info/res_library/disability.htm

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-- IMPORTANT DATES --

MAY 17-21: ICTe Africa 2006 - Africa’s second annual conference on 
information and communication technology (ICT)
Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC)
Nairobi, Kenya
http://www.nepadcouncil.org/ICTeAfrica2006

MAY 21-26: Usability Week 2006 conference
London, United Kingdom
http://www.nngroup.com/events/

MAY 22-24: International radio conference
Dubai
http://www.irc-dubai.com/

MAY 24 - 26, Ela e-learning Africa 2006
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
http://www.elearning-africa.com

JUNE 19-24: Usability Week 2006 conference
San Francisco, USA
http://www.nngroup.com/events/

JUNE 24 - 26: iCommons summit
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
http://www.icommons.org/

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-- WHERE IN THE WORLD IS APC –-

You can meet up with APC and/or APC WNSP (APC women's programme) 
representatives at the events below during the next two months. Write to 
events at apc.org to obtain contact information. See you there!

MAY 2-5: Washington, USA
Computers, Privacy and Freedom Conference
http://www.cfp2006.org/

MAY 8-9: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Knowledge Knowledge Partnership (GKP) international forum
http://www.globalknowledge.org/internationalforum/

MAY 9-11: Geneva, Switzerland
World Summit on the Information Society follow-up: ITU/UNESCO:
Promoting multilingual content
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/multilingual/

MAY 10: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Knowledge Partnership (GKP) annual members meeting
http://www.globalknowledge.org/annualmembersmeeting

MAY 11 or 12: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS: Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) informal 
consultation on WSIS follow-up

MAY 12: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: UNESCO open consultation on cultural diversity and identity
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21663&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

MAY 15-16: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Consultation on information security

MAY 15-19: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Commission on Science and Technology for Development 
(CSTD) annual meeting

MAY 15: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Consultation on C11 action line: International and 
regional cooperation

MAY 16: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Consultation on C1 action line: The role of public 
governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for 
development

MAY 16: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Consultation on C7 action line: e-government

MAY 17: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Consultation on C7 action line: e-business and e-employment

MAY 17-21: Sao Paulo, Brazil
GEM (Gender Evaluation Methodology) workshop, with Rede Mulher de Educacao

MAY 18: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Consultation on C2 action line: infrastructure

MAY 18: Geneva, Switzerland
Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) open panel

MAY 19: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: Internet Governance Forum (IGF) consultations

MAY 22-23: Geneva, Switzerland
WSIS follow-up: IGF Advisory group meeting

MAY 23: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Gender and ICTs workshop with Young Feminist Women's Network

MAY 30-31: Harare, Zimbabwe	
Women’sNet Zimbabwe training

MAY 30-31: San Jose, USA
Netsquared conference
http://www.netsquared.org/conference

JUNE 6-8: Bangkok, Thailand
Asian Conference on Digital Commons (Bellanet)
Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies
http://www.asia-commons.net

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