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 ...

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).

Association for Progressive Communications (APC) 2024. Unless otherwise stated, content on the APC website is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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.

Author: Steve Buckley 1. Introduction. Advocacy is the active support of an idea or cause expressed through strategies and methods that influence the opinions and decisions of people and organisations.

We work to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.

Read APC's full 2024-2027 strategic plan in PDF format and check this visualisation of our Theory of Change.. INTRODUCTION. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a membership-based network of organisations and activists. It was founded in 1990 to empower individuals, organisations and social movements to use information and communications technologies (ICTs) to build ...

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.

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.