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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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The APC ICT Policy Monitor Websites - Africa, Latin America, and Europe

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The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy Monitor Websites are designed for campaigners and civil society organisations working at the grassroots level to promote human rights, freedom of expression, and progressive government policy. The sites enable these groups to monitor proposed and new legislation and regulation affecting the Internet in their region. APC hopes that the online resources will contribute to progressive Internet users and civil society organisations forming a united voice to advocate for the adoption of Internet policy and practice that will foster equitable, secure Internet access that enables social change and development.
Communication Strategies
The websites include:Each site features different components, which include sections like a list of news items with links, policy resources, organisations and initiatives, campaigns and alerts, statistics, glossary, calendar, newsletter, themes, internet rights charter, and internet rights toolkit and briefings.
Development Issues
Technology, Rights.
Key Points
The anti-privacy Regulation of Investigative Powers (RIP) Act legalised state interception and reading of private email and the monitoring of an individual's activity online in the United Kingdom. Not long afterwards, similar measures were passed in New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Russia and Singapore.

APC works to challenge what it deems constrictive legislation. It also fights monopolies in the telecommunications industry by supporting members of its network in their efforts to organise offline and online protests. For instance, efforts in Belgrade to to develop wireless Internet distribution to bypass the telecom monopoly are intended to speed up the adoption of ICTs by the education system, civil society, and social NGOs.
Sources

Press release sent from Karen Higgs of APC Press to The Communication Initiative on May 12, 2002; click here to access the full press release.