the association for progressive communications (apc) is an international network of organizations that was founded in 1990 to provide communication infrastructure, including internet-based applications, to groups and individuals who work for peace, human rights, protection of the environment, and sustainability. pioneering the use of icts for civil society, especially in developing countries, apc were often the first providers of internet in their member countries. apc is a worldwide network of social activists who use the internet to make the world a better place. apc is both a network and an organisation. apc members are groups working in their own countries to advance the same mission as apc. apc has more than 47 members from five continents. this is a challenge and a strength, because members are at the two extremes of internet development (members in south korea with incredible connectivity and members in rural nigeria where they have to power computers using car batteries and solar power) and in between. apc's vision is "all people have easy and affordable access to a free and open internet to improve their lives and create a more just world."  ==co-founders== apc was founded in 1990 by: * institute for global communications (igc), san francisco; * greennet, london; * ibase, rio de janeiro; * nicarao, managua; * pegasus networks, byron bay; * web networks, toronto; * nordnet, sweden ==apc milestones== ===1982=== * a âdocumentation for actionâ movement emerges as ngo international documentation centre (idoc) brings together organisations and activists from four continents â including future apc members â who use information for social change. ===1984=== * the activists working with idoc create interdoc, a network of like-minded organisations working with information and alternative media. at this point they communicated mainly using fax and regular mail. people physically travelled around transporting and sharing databases of information and software on disks. ===1985=== * peacenet, a network of peace activists, was established in the united states as a project of the foundation for the arts of peace, through the cooperation of four organisations: community data processing, center for innovative diplomacy, ark foundation, and foundation for the arts of peace. * greennet was founded in the united kingdom to develop electronic networking for environmental and civil society organisations. ===1986=== * econet, a u.s.-based environmental network created by the farallones institute, was acquired by peacenet. econet/peacenet later became the institute for global communications (igc). * the idea of linking progressive ne
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