ICT Policy for Civil Society: Training Curriculum

The ICT Policy for Civil Society training course builds the capacity of civil society organisations to understand policy and regulation related to information and communication technologies (ICT) so that they can begin to engage and influence policy processes affecting ICT adoption and implementation at national, regional and global levels. More >>

Encryption and Digital Signatures: "How to protect privacy, and your identity, online"
Paul Mobbs GreenNet Educational Trust

Digital information can easily be manipulated, copied or forged. If you do not wish to make your communications wholly secret, some functions enabled by encryption, such as digital signatures, are an immensely useful way of authenticating the source of the message. Even if you do not use encryption to send messages, you may wish to encrypt personal information, or information that you have an obligation to protect under data protection laws , such as sensitive customer or professional information. More >>

Electronic Rights in the Workplace: Changes to workers rights and employers responsibilities
Paul Mobbs GreenNet Educational Trust

The new information economy has led to a change in the employment practices of many companies. Whilst many people look on the jobs created by the information economy as 'high tech', in many respects new levels of de-skilling and pay differentials have been seen. More >>