As some of you will know blogpost(1) which presents a detailed critique of the A4AI (the Alliance for an Affordable Internet) “Best Practices” document… 431 more words
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Alternative “Best Practices” for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet)
My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s) has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the… 1,707 more words
A4AI: Who Could Oppose a More Affordable Internet? The Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI) and the Neo-liberal Stealth Campaign to Control the Internet Throughout the Developing World and Make Big Bucks for the Private Sector While Doing So
I have been somewhat aware of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI) since it’s much hyped beginnings in 2013 I didn’t pay a lot of attention given its sponsorship by USAID and a passel of corporates and NGO’s who regularly lend their names to a variety of do-gooding Internet initiatives around the Internet which never seem to go anywhere beyond launches and photo ops, and as well recognizing that improving “Internet Access” is a bit of a flavour of the day for various “benevolent” parties. 2,551 more words
#Rewind 2015
Reviewing the important developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy space in 2015
The month of March saw the Supreme Court of India strike down Sec 66A of the Indian IT Act. 1,305 more words
CSO Report Highlights Need for Irish Businesses to Put Effective ICT Policies in Place
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published a really interesting report this week on ICT use in Irish businesses. According to the report, 42 per cent of Irish firms said they had a detailed ICT policy in place, covering issues such as the disclosure of confidential data and cyber attacks. 228 more words
From the Digital Divide to Digital Citizenship
(Further to my earlier blogpost A Canadian Election Programme for Digital Citizenship and Social Equity and adapted from a presentation to PPDD 2015 – Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide… 1,614 more words
