Category: Individual member highlight

I have mostly been working on issues related to data localisation, global data flows, and trade, about which I’m now writing for the World Economic Forum (WEF). In lieu of a more directly relevant answer, I can point you to the internet governance book I did for APC in December 2016. I think there’s some pretty good material in there.

Updates on Human Rights Council (HRC) work are always welcome and helpful, as it is not easy to follow the activities of the council. Also, sending or working with other organisations to submit letters or statements to the HRC. I am also discovering community networks and the work being done around them.

Reading

I think Weapons of Math Destruction, as it is an easy book on algorithmic accountability and social issues related to the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) for decision making and how it impacts people’s lives.

Policy work, especially work at the global level involving the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and internet governance consultations.

Reading

A blog post published in David Souter’s column on APC.org in April: Inside the Information Society: The impact of the Internet on democratic politics.

The content of APC’s community networks newsletter is what interested me most. In practice, being involved in community networks in many ways (as an activist and as a researcher), I like to have one source of information that overviews how these networks are evolving with time, around the world.

Reading

Generally speaking, I am an ICT researcher, so I read tons of papers and I can’t name one. Due to APC, it could be the newsletter itself, and/or some of the related readings (for instance, about spectrum).

Reading

I found the GenderIT.org article Editatonas: “I edit, therefore I am” really insightful. I liked this article because it delves into why women are intimidated by technology and how imposed gendered roles do not let women have that kind of time to delve into voluntary projects like Wikipedia.

That APC continues to support and encourage diversity within its membership and with this it encourages one knowing that together we have greater sway than if we were out there by ourselves.

Reading

The David Souter series (“Inside the Information Society”, a weekly column on APC.org) is by far the most fascinating reading I’ve had via APC.