In this weekly column, longstanding associate of APC David Souter looks at different aspects of the digital society. Issues covered include internet governance and sustainable development, human rights and the environment, policy, practice and the use of ICTs.

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a membership-based network of organisations and activists, founded in 1990, to empower individuals, organisations and social movements to use information and communications technologies (ICTs) to build strategic communities to contribute to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental ...

In this weekly column, longstanding associate of APC David Souter looks at different aspects of the digital society. Issues covered include internet governance and sustainable development, human rights and the environment, policy, practice and the use of ICTs.

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The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international network of civil society organisations founded in 1990, dedicated to empowering and supporting people working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information and communications technologies (ICTs).

Membership in the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is open to organisations and individuals anywhere in the world that share APC’s mission: to build strategic communities and initiatives in order to make meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.

A diverse and grounded communityAPC derives its strength from the experience, expertise and diversity of the people and organisations that make up the network. We are a global network of members and an organisation with staff skilled in internet policy and practice at the national, regional and global levels.

The APC network has 74 organisational members and 41 associates active in 74 countries. What unifies APC members and associates is their work to promote the use of the internet for social justice and sustainable development.

We work for people, especially those facing discrimination and oppression, to have greater power and autonomy through digital technologies to exercise their full range of human rights online and offline. We work for women and people of diverse sexualities and genders to …

Oct 3, 2022 · "We learned so much in 2021 because it was a difficult year. One lesson that I keep coming back to is how we – staff, members and partners – co-create and rely on the APC network to build community and purpose. This is what I celebrate most when I read the stories in this year’s report," says APC's Executive Director Chat Garcia Ramilo in her introduction to the report.