Season 2 | #3 What makes connectivity really meaningful to people?

Season 2 | #4 How can we strengthen the community-centred connectivity movement?

We’re back! And this is the fourth and final episode of the second season of the Routing for Communities podcast. The regions where community networks are built have many differences between them. But there is one commonality: lack of interest from large telecommunications companies in providing affordable connectivity, or any connectivity at all. Populations that are often already marginalised suffer even more from such access exclusion. Throughout our first and second season together, we've heard about the experiences of community-centred initiatives that are delivering practical results to bridge the digital divides in underserved regions. We listened to a  diversity of voices and learned more about the potential social, economic and cultural benefits of these models. So, what is missing for this movement to become even stronger? That's what we're going to talk about more in this episode: financing, regulation and public policies in support of community-centred connectivity initiatives. Join us! >>> Read the transcript of the episode: ⁠https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/⁠ [https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/]   >>>  In our first season, you listened to life stories of those who create innovative, community-led projects that connect the one-third of humankind that is still living offline. Throughout the 12 episodes, we talked to more than 20 people from 15 countries. The topic provided us with a lot of content, so we decided to extend the conversation into one more season for you. Listen to all the 12 episodes from the first season of Routing for Communities podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc [https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc]  In this fourth episode of season 2, you will listen to parts of the following stories from the previous season: Common Room | Indonesia: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3a25DZMkI66ak5w2g9ZKD7?si=44b68922c91b498e [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3a25DZMkI66ak5w2g9ZKD7?si=44b68922c91b498e]  Casa dos Meninos | Brazil: https://open.spotify.com/episode/25tbBtyzSSF0nHvmrDuR7B?si=23fb77a4d0ea4ae9 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/25tbBtyzSSF0nHvmrDuR7B?si=23fb77a4d0ea4ae9]  Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) | England:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nQcDt7S2m0nNthuauZIQV?si=28a2bb51bf8040d4 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nQcDt7S2m0nNthuauZIQV?si=28a2bb51bf8040d4] Quintana Libre | Argentina: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ymHKkofeVGyLaY3EjoLcg?si=1fc31d85ee404992 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ymHKkofeVGyLaY3EjoLcg?si=1fc31d85ee404992]  Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) | Kenya:https://open.spotify.com/episode/2U1WK4RbycG9qI51YsqBy2?si=4c9c128a82cf4d91 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2U1WK4RbycG9qI51YsqBy2?si=4c9c128a82cf4d91]  >>> We recommend: Community-centred connectivity: A new paradigm [https://www.apc.org/en/blog/community-centred-connectivity-new-paradigm] Meaningful connectivity: What creates a successful community network? [https://www.apc.org/en/blog/meaningful-connectivity-what-creates-successful-community-network] Why we need to rethink financing for connectivity to bridge the digital divide [https://www.apc.org/en/news/why-we-need-rethink-financing-connectivity-bridge-digital-divide] Community network regulation around the world [https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/community-network-regulation-around-world] An enabling environment for community-centred connectivity: A WSIS+20 agenda to leave no one behind [https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/enabling-environment-community-centred-connectivity-wsis20-agenda-leave-no-one-behind] Credits This podcast is an initiative from the⁠ ⁠Association for Progressive Communications (APC)⁠⁠ [http://apc.org/] and⁠ ⁠Rhizomatica⁠⁠ [https://www.rhizomatica.org/], produced by⁠ ⁠Rádio Tertúlia⁠⁠ [https://radiotertulia.com.br/]. Presentation: Thiago Moyano. Script, editing and sound: Beatriz Pasqualino. Interviews: Vivian Fernandes. Coordination: Beatriz Pasqualino and Débora Prado. Consulting Board: Carlos Rey-Moreno, Flavia Fascendini, and Kathleen Diga. Illustrations: Gustavo Nascimento. Webdesign: Avi Nash and Cathy Chen.  This production is part of the “Meaningful community-centred connectivity” project being implemented by the Local Networks (LocNet) initiative [http://apc.org/locnet], with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and UK International Development from the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the supporters’ views.

Season 2 | #3 What makes connectivity really meaningful to people?

On the air: The third episode of the new season of the Routing for Communities podcast! Community-centred connectivity initiatives are complementary to the internet access offered by commercial providers and state-sponsored public networks. They help to diversify internet access markets, offering affordable and locally relevant content and service alternatives for communities.  We believe the social values of community-centred connectivity initiatives make them different from traditional stakeholders in the ecosystem. And that’s why today we're going to talk about some principles identified by the Local Networks initiative in many of these experiences. We're going to reflect on some of these principles in practice, based on the amazing interviews we conducted in season one of this podcast. >>> Read the transcript of the episode: ⁠https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/⁠ [https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/]   >>>  In our first season, you listened to life stories of those who create innovative, community-led projects that connect the one-third of humankind that is still living offline. Throughout the 12 episodes, we talked to more than 20 people from 15 countries. The topic provided us with a lot of content, so we decided to extend the conversation into one more season for you. Listen to all the 12 episodes from the first season of Routing for Communities podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc [https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc]  In this third episode of season 2, you will listen to parts of the following stories from the previous season: Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) | England:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nQcDt7S2m0nNthuauZIQV?si=28a2bb51bf8040d4 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nQcDt7S2m0nNthuauZIQV?si=28a2bb51bf8040d4] Amadiba Community Network | South Africa: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JLx69WmN5jBQLes4Ocx2i?si=80156e64b3414019 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JLx69WmN5jBQLes4Ocx2i?si=80156e64b3414019] Jxa'h Wejxia Casil Community Network | Colombia: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UJZgKwMAQTgHkjRk5HSvM?si=a79c34a501d04c17 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UJZgKwMAQTgHkjRk5HSvM?si=a79c34a501d04c17] Common Room | Indonesia: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3a25DZMkI66ak5w2g9ZKD7?si=44b68922c91b498e [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3a25DZMkI66ak5w2g9ZKD7?si=44b68922c91b498e] >>> We recommend: Principles for community-centred connectivity initiatives [https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/principles-community-centred-connectivity-initiatives] Typology of community-centred connectivity initiatives [https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/typology-community-centred-connectivity-initiatives] Photo essay: How National Schools of Community Networks in five countries fostered collective self-determination [https://www.apc.org/en/news/photo-essay-how-national-schools-community-networks-five-countries-fostered-collective-self]What does “meaningful connectivity” actually mean? A community-oriented perspective [https://www.giswatch.org/en/internet-governance-civil-society-participation-internet-rights/what-does-meaningful] Credits This podcast is an initiative from the ⁠Association for Progressive Communications (APC)⁠ [http://apc.org/] and ⁠Rhizomatica⁠ [https://www.rhizomatica.org/], produced by ⁠Rádio Tertúlia⁠ [https://radiotertulia.com.br/]. Presentation: Thiago Moyano. Script, editing and sound: Beatriz Pasqualino. Interviews: Vivian Fernandes. Coordination: Beatriz Pasqualino and Débora Prado. Consulting Board: Carlos Rey-Moreno, Flavia Fascendini, and Kathleen Diga. Illustrations: Gustavo Nascimento. Webdesign: Avi Nash and Cathy Chen.  This production is part of the “Meaningful community-centred connectivity” project being implemented by the Local Networks (LocNet) initiative [http://apc.org/locnet], with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and UK International Development from the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the supporters’ views.

Season 2 | #2 How are women changing networks, and networks changing women?

While women continue to make essential contributions to the development of community-centred connectivity initiatives worldwide, they still face challenges that echo structural power imbalances and historical inequalities.  Digital technologies and decision-making processes are typically designed by men, with no gender-responsive lens. As an extension of the society in which they are embedded, these processes often reflect the normalisation of centuries of structural exclusion and violence. And these are always related to factors such as gender, race, class and nationality, among others.  The voices of women offer important reflections on the barriers they face – but also highlight how they overcome them. As protagonists in this field, they also offer a deep knowledge of the achievements and challenges faced by community networks in different contexts. Episode 2 of the new season of the Routing for Communities podcast is on the air! Join us on an audio journey as we explore fundamental questions in the field of community networks, seen through the perspectives of women from a range of countries who play various roles – from hands-on technical work to national and international advocacy for better policies and regulation. >>> Read the transcript of the episode: ⁠https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/⁠ [https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/]   >>>  In our first season, you listened to life stories of those who create innovative, community-led projects that connect the one-third of humankind that is still living offline. Throughout the 12 episodes, we talked to more than 20 people from 15 countries. The topic provided us with a lot of content, so we decided to extend the conversation into one more season for you. Listen to all the 12 episodes from the first season of Routing for Communities podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc [https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc]  In this second episode of season 2, you will listen to parts of the following stories from the previous season: Casa dos Meninos | Brazil: https://open.spotify.com/episode/25tbBtyzSSF0nHvmrDuR7B?si=23fb77a4d0ea4ae9 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/25tbBtyzSSF0nHvmrDuR7B?si=23fb77a4d0ea4ae9] Wiki Katat | Mexico: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aabv0oEJ3wLqsvUp9nuNC?si=bc66de541d5c43e6 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aabv0oEJ3wLqsvUp9nuNC?si=bc66de541d5c43e6] TunapandaNet | Kenya: https://open.spotify.com/episode/443Vi9To3PnyYSQiIfdaIt?si=d07ff6d273774091 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/443Vi9To3PnyYSQiIfdaIt?si=d07ff6d273774091] QuintanaLibre | Argentina: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ymHKkofeVGyLaY3EjoLcg?si=1fc31d85ee404992 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ymHKkofeVGyLaY3EjoLcg?si=1fc31d85ee404992] >>> We recommend: SPACE: The mentorship programme addressing gendered experiences in access policy and regulation building [https://www.apc.org/en/news/space-mentorship-programme-addressing-gendered-experiences-access-policy-and-regulation] Community networks and women circles: The gift of being in togetherness [https://www.apc.org/en/blog/community-networks-and-women-circles-gift-being-togetherness] Video “Women circles: The art of togetherness” [https://videos.apc.org/u/apc/m/women-circle-the-art-of-togetherness/] Nodes that Bond book [https://portalsemporteiras.github.io/en/assets/documentos/book-nodes-that-bond.pdf] (about women circles methodology and experience in Brazil) GenderIT special edition on infrastructures of resistance [https://genderit.org/edition/infrastructures-resistance-community-networks-hacking-global-crisis] Credits This podcast is an initiative from the ⁠Association for Progressive Communications (APC)⁠ [http://apc.org/] and ⁠Rhizomatica⁠ [https://www.rhizomatica.org/], produced by ⁠Rádio Tertúlia⁠ [https://radiotertulia.com.br/]. Presentation: Thiago Moyano. Script, editing and sound: Beatriz Pasqualino. Interviews: Vivian Fernandes. Coordination: Beatriz Pasqualino and Débora Prado. Consulting Board: Cynthia El Khoury, Luisa Bagope, Flavia Fascendini and Kathleen Diga. Illustrations: Gustavo Nascimento. Webdesign: Avi Nash and Cathy Chen.  This production is part of the “Meaningful community-centred connectivity” project being implemented by the Local Networks (LocNet) initiative [http://apc.org/locnet], with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and UK International Development from the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the supporters’ views.

Season 2 | #1 What changes when the internet connection is centred in communities?

We’re back! The premiere of the second season of the Routing for Communities podcast is on the air! In our first season, you listened to life stories of those who create innovative, community-led projects that connect the one-third of humankind that is still living offline. Throughout the 12 episodes, we talked to more than 20 people from 15 countries. The topic provided us with a lot of content, so we decided to extend the conversation into one more season for you.  Now, we continue addressing community networks. In this first episode, the topic is community-centred connectivity as a strategy that communities have developed for bridging the digital divide. Do you know what kind of digital gaps persist in different regions around the world? How do they impact people’s lives? How does this lack of connectivity deepen local inequalities?  Join us on this audio journey and find out more.  >>> Read the transcript of the episode: ⁠https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/⁠ [https://routingforcommunities.apc.org/]  >>> In this episode of season 2, you will listen to parts of the following stories from the previous season: Amadiba Community Network | South Africa: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JLx69WmN5jBQLes4Ocx2i?si=80156e64b3414019 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JLx69WmN5jBQLes4Ocx2i?si=80156e64b3414019] Jxa'h Wejxia Casil Community Network | Colombia: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UJZgKwMAQTgHkjRk5HSvM?si=a79c34a501d04c17 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UJZgKwMAQTgHkjRk5HSvM?si=a79c34a501d04c17] Common Room | Indonesia: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3a25DZMkI66ak5w2g9ZKD7?si=44b68922c91b498e [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3a25DZMkI66ak5w2g9ZKD7?si=44b68922c91b498e] Wiki Katat | Mexico: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aabv0oEJ3wLqsvUp9nuNC?si=bc66de541d5c43e6 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2aabv0oEJ3wLqsvUp9nuNC?si=bc66de541d5c43e6] Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) | England:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nQcDt7S2m0nNthuauZIQV?si=28a2bb51bf8040d4 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nQcDt7S2m0nNthuauZIQV?si=28a2bb51bf8040d4] TakNet | Thailand: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3f3c7BgMLBYaeJb3BNbTZM?si=36d2b0a903724db4 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3f3c7BgMLBYaeJb3BNbTZM?si=36d2b0a903724db4]  >>> Listen to all the 12 episode from the first season of Routing for Communities: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc [https://open.spotify.com/show/3MeB39Vt5LkdaM9XO2t3pY?si=aef0cbd02f1643cc]  >>> We recommend: Community network - Glossary: https://www.apc.org/index.php/en/glossary/community-network [https://www.apc.org/index.php/en/glossary/community-network] Community-centered connectivity - Glossary:  https://www.apc.org/index.php/en/glossary/community-centred-connectivity [https://www.apc.org/index.php/en/glossary/community-centred-connectivity] Meaningful community-centered connectivity https://www.apc.org/index.php/en/glossary/meaningful-community-centred-connectivity [https://www.apc.org/index.php/en/glossary/meaningful-community-centred-connectivity] Local services and technologies: Meaningful connectivity from a community-centred perspective [https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/local-services-and-technologies-meaningful-connectivity-community-centred-perspective] Credits This podcast is an initiative from the ⁠Association for Progressive Communications (APC)⁠ [http://apc.org/] and ⁠Rhizomatica⁠ [https://www.rhizomatica.org/], produced by ⁠Rádio Tertúlia⁠ [https://radiotertulia.com.br/]. Presentation: Thiago Moyano. Script, editing and sound: Beatriz Pasqualino. Interviews: Vivian Fernandes. Coordination: Beatriz Pasqualino and Débora Prado. Consulting board: Flavia Fascendini, Florencia Roveri and Kathleen Diga. Illustrations: Gustavo Nascimento. Web design: Avi Nash and Cathy Chen.  This production is part of the “Meaningful community-centred connectivity” project being implemented by the Local Networks (LocNet) initiative [http://apc.org/locnet], with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and UK International Development from the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the supporters’ views.

Podcast "Routing for communities" releases new season in May

We’re back! The second season of the Routing for Communities podcast will arrive soon with 4 new episodes! In our first season, you listened to life stories of those who create innovative, community-led projects that connect the one-third of humankind that is still living offline. Throughout the 12 episodes, we talked to more than 20 people from 15 countries. The topic provided us with a lot of content, so we decided to extend the conversation into one more season for you.  Now, we continue addressing community networks. But, this time, the episodes are based on four central themes. Join us! >>> You can also follow this new seaon on APC’s website: routingforcommunities.apc.org [routingforcommunities.apc.org] Credits This podcast is an initiative from the ⁠Association for Progressive Communications (APC)⁠ [http://apc.org/] and ⁠Rhizomatica⁠ [https://www.rhizomatica.org/], produced by ⁠Rádio Tertúlia⁠ [https://radiotertulia.com.br/]. Presentation: Thiago Moyano. Script, editing and sound: Beatriz Pasqualino. Interviews: Vivian Fernandes. Coordination: Beatriz Pasqualino and Débora Prado. Consulting board: Flavia Fascendini, Florencia Roveri and Kathleen Diga. Illustrations: Gustavo Nascimento. Web design: Avi Nash and Cathy Chen.  This production is part of the “Meaningful community-centred connectivity” project being implemented by the Local Networks (LocNet) initiative [http://apc.org/locnet], with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and UK International Development from the UK Government through its Digital Access Programme. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the supporters’ views.