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'''A network and an organisation'''
'''A network and an organisation'''
APC is both a network and an organisation. APC members are groups working in their own countries to advance the same mission as APC. In December 2010, APC had 50 members in 35 countries, the majority from developing countries.
APC is both a network and an organisation. [https://www.apc.org/en/members/ APC members] are groups working in their own countries to advance the same mission as APC. In December 2010, APC had 50 members in 35 countries, the majority from developing countries.
The membership define APC’s strategic priorities every five years. APC has a small staff, each living in different countries and communicating day-to-day over the internet (we have no central headquarters). APC’s value and uniqueness come from the local perspectives and contact with grassroots organisations that we gain from our members and the fact that we operate as a truly virtual, international organisation.
The membership define APC’s strategic priorities every five years. APC has a small staff, each living in different countries and communicating day-to-day over the internet (we have no central headquarters). APC’s value and uniqueness come from the local perspectives and contact with grassroots organisations that we gain from our members and the fact that we operate as a truly virtual, international organisation.
We organise our work in three programme areas:
We organise our work in three programme areas:
Communications and information policy
[https://www.apc.org/en/node/2692/ Communications and information policy]
Women’s rights
[https://www.apc.org/en/node/1805/ Women’s rights]
Strategic use of technology and capacity building
[https://www.apc.org/en/node/1804/ Strategic use of technology and capacity building]
Our strongest activities are often those taking place at the local or national level where the real impact can be felt, and from which the network can learn and replicate regionally or internationally. We work best when we can really work as a network – i.e., programmes and members work together to conceptualise projects and campaigns and then implement them together.
Our strongest activities are often those taking place at the local or national level where the real impact can be felt, and from which the network can learn and replicate regionally or internationally. We work best when we can really work as a network – i.e., programmes and members work together to conceptualise projects and campaigns and then implement them together.
Find out more about the [https://www.apc.org/en/about/strategic-priorities-2013-16 strategic priorities].
Find out more about the [https://www.apc.org/en/about/strategic-priorities-2013-16 strategic priorities].
If you want to gain a quick overview of APC for a given year visit the [http://www.apc.org/en/pubs/about-apc Publication section] of our website where you will find our annual reports.
'''Legal status'''
'''Legal status'''
Consultative status to the United Nations. We are an active participant in high level international ICT policy discussions, and were granted category one consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1995.
Consultative status to the United Nations. We are an active participant in high level international ICT policy discussions, and were granted category one consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1995.
==Projects==
APC helps people get access to the internet where there is none or it is unaffordable, we help grassroots groups use the technology to develop their communities and further their rights, and we work to make sure that government policies related to information and communication serve the best interests of the general population, especially people living in developing countries. In all of our work we encourage people to network as a means of making other activities more sustainable. If people share their experiences and skills they have greater value over a longer period and often create a ripple effect.
[http://www.apc.org/en/projects Here are our current projects.]
==References==
==References==
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.apc.org/en/news/giswatch-reports-monitoring-ict-development-democr/ APC Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) Annual Report 2014: Surveillance] Retrieved 21st December 2014.
*[http://www.apc.org/en/news/giswatch-reports-monitoring-ict-development-democr/ APC Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) Annual Report 2014: Surveillance] Retrieved 21st December 2014.