by Josephine Miliza | Mar 30, 2022 | Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
Digital adoption took a quantum leap as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, technology implementation that would have taken several years was done in months. The pandemic not only renewed the focus on universal access and universal service but also the importance of...
by Josephine Miliza | Feb 2, 2022 | Access, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
The “Connecting the Unconnected: Supporting community networks and other community-based connectivity initiatives” is a project being implemented by the Association of Progressive Communications in partnership with Rhizomatica that focuses on addressing the human...
by Josephine Miliza | Jan 20, 2020 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
In November 2019, the APC-LOCNET peer members Chako and Patrick from DRC, South Africa (Gladys) and Malawi (Vigilant representing James) and I arrived in Kampala for the peer exchange travel to BOSCO Uganda, Africa’s largest community network located in Northern...
by Josephine Miliza | Jan 16, 2020 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida organized the Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF) in May 2019. The event’s theme was “Shrinking Democratic Space Online–mobilizing for a free, open and secure Internet”. The Association of Progressive...
by Josephine Miliza | Jan 13, 2020 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
Access to meaningful, reliable, secure and affordable internet is no longer a luxury but a basic human right. However, there still exists a digital divide, especially in rural, marginalized and underserved areas where it’s not economically viable for traditional...