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APC statement to the First Substantive Session of the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security

10 Sep 2019
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APC statement to the First Substantive Session of the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security
10 Sep 2019
APC statement to the First Substantive Session of the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security
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New U.S. plan for responsible business conduct takes baby steps toward digital rights

30 Jan 2017

The U.S. “NAP” addresses human rights issues in the ICT sector, but it doesn’t go far enough.

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New U.S. plan for responsible business conduct takes baby steps toward digital rights
30 Jan 2017
New U.S. plan for responsible business conduct takes baby steps toward digital rights

ITU Consultation: Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet

28 Oct 2016

The ITU should consider the quality of internet connectivity, versus only considering the number of connections.

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ITU Consultation: Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet
28 Oct 2016
ITU Consultation: Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet
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Stakeholder engagement: Access’ comments to BSR paper

7 Nov 2014

In September 2014, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) released a working paper on best practices for stakeholder engagement in human rights due diligence. This paper, focusing on challenges faced by ICT companies when trying to engage with rights holders, was jointly produced with the Center for Democracy and Technology and commissioned by Microsoft’s Technology and Human Rights Center.

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Stakeholder engagement: Access’ comments to BSR paper
7 Nov 2014
Stakeholder engagement: Access’ comments to BSR paper
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ITU Plenipotentiary: Halftime Updates

4 Nov 2014

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary conference is held once every four years, and we expected this year’s conference in Busan, Korea to be full of controversy. The Conference is now about halfway over and our expectations came true. Here’s a quick halftime report on the major happenings and topics of conversation.

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ITU Plenipotentiary: Halftime Updates
4 Nov 2014
ITU Plenipotentiary: Halftime Updates

Africa moves towards a common cyber security legal framework

2 Jun 2014

Over June 20-27, the AU Heads of State will be meeting where they’re expected to adopt a new Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection. While Access and other partners criticized an earlier draft of the Convention, the rewritten draft has yet to be released to the public, even as it races closer to adoption.

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Africa moves towards a common cyber security legal framework
2 Jun 2014
Africa moves towards a common cyber security legal framework

Human Rights Day: Breaking with tradition, companies find opportunities in human rights

10 Dec 2013

News broke last week that the US government is surveilling the location and movements of international cell phones, collecting 5 billion daily records of cellphone location data. An official confirmed the bulk collection of data through fiber optic cables in the US, saying intelligence agencies do not intentionally target cellphones in the United States.

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Human Rights Day: Breaking with tradition, companies find opportunities in human rights
10 Dec 2013
Human Rights Day: Breaking with tradition, companies find opportunities in human rights

WSIS+10: Taking stock and driving the global internet policy agenda forward

5 Mar 2013

Last week, a review marking ten years since the UN World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) kicked off in Paris at UNESCO. WSIS was a pair of UN-sponsored conferences held in 2003 in Geneva and 2005 in Tunis, aimed at bridging the digital divide and generally advancing the global discussion about the internet and ICTs.

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WSIS+10: Taking stock and driving the global internet policy agenda forward
5 Mar 2013
WSIS+10: Taking stock and driving the global internet policy agenda forward

Roundup of Informal Experts Group’s final meeting

9 Feb 2013

Roundup of the final meeting of the Information Experts Group for the World Telecommunications Policy Group, an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) forum for discussing key policy issues in today’s telecommunications and information and communication technology (ICT) environment.

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Roundup of Informal Experts Group’s final meeting
9 Feb 2013
Roundup of Informal Experts Group’s final meeting