Publications

Here you will find the publications of guides, manuals and articles for each of our areas of action.

Highlights

Marco regulatorio de la comunicación indígena y afromexicana (2026).
Walking and telling the territory: a guide for the creation of video letters with children (2025).
Emergency communications manual for resilient community networks (2025).
Public connectivity policy in Mexico (2025).
What if we rethink communication technologies (2019).

Proprietary Content

Technologies for Autonomy

Toward Critical Digital Literacy in Mexico. Media Development. Other Technological Worlds Are Possible (2026). 

WACC.

Impact evaluation of the ICT Network Coordinators Training Program in rural and indigenous communities in Latin America. (2025). 

REDES A.C., Rhizomatica, ITU and APC.

Impact Evaluation of Training Program for ICT Network Coordinators in rural and indigenous communities in Latin America (2025). 

REDES A.C., Rhizomatica, ITU and APC.

Emergency Communications Handbook for Resilient Community Networks (2025). 

REDES A.C., Rhizomatica.

National Community Network Schools: Capacity building as a strategy for building meaningful local access solutions in community contexts. Community Networks: Building Digital Sovereignty and Environmental Sustainability (2023). 

FGV Direito Rio, IGF.

HF Radio. Guide for facilitators and community installers (2022). 

Rhizomatica, CITSAC, Kara Solar, CONFENIAE, The Christensen Fund.

HF Radio. Guide for community facilitators (2022).

Rhizomatica, CITSAC, Kara Solar, CONFENIAE, The Christensen Fund.

HF Radio. Guide for facilitators and community installers (2022).

Rhizomatica, CITSAC, Kara Solar, CONFENIAE, The Christensen Fund.

Technological autonomy as a constellation of experiences. Guide for the collective creation and implementation of training programs for community technical promoters. (2021).

APC, UK AID, Rhizomatica, Techio Comunitario, CITSAC, REDES A.C., Boca de Polen.

Technological autonomy as a constellation of experiences. Guide for the creation and collective implementation of
training for community promoters and technical promoters
(2021).

APC, UK AID, Rhizomatica, Techio Comunitario, CITSAC, REDES A.C., Boca de Polen.

Technological autonomy as a constellation of experiences. A guide to collective creation and development of training programmes for technical community promoters. (2021).

APC, UK AID, Rhizomatica, Techio Comunitario, CITSAC, REDES A.C., Boca de Polen.

Technological autonomy as a constellation of experience. Guide for the creation and collective implementation of training programs for community technical promoters and developers (2021).

APC, UK AID, Rhizomatica, Techio Comunitario, CITSAC, REDES A.C., Boca de Polen.

Mexico. Rethinking connectivity to weave another communication: indigenous peoples and technologies in Mexico. (Un)equal and (un)connected : info-communication policies, actors and dilemmas in Latin America (2021).

CLACSO.

Capacity development for Indigenous communities for the Americas region. Digital Skills Insights (2021).

ITU.

Politicizing technology. Community radio stations and the right to communication in digital territories (2021).

CITSAC, FES Communication.

What if we rethink communication technologies? Methodological proposals for designing and implementing community communication projects. (2019).

REDES A.C., APC, Rhizomatica, CITSAC, ASDI, FORD FOUNDATION.

How can we rethink communication technologies? Methodological proposals for planning and implementing community communication projects. (2019).

REDES A.C., APC, Rhizomatica, CITSAC, ASDI, FORD FOUNDATION.

Let us rethink communication technologies. Methodological proposals to design and implement community communication projects. (2019).

REDES A.C., APC, Rhizomatica, CITSAC, ASDI, FORD FOUNDATION.

Emergency Communications. Quick guide for community radios (2018).

REDES A.C.

Our technologies on our own terms: autonomy and sustainability in indigenous communication (2018).

Left Hermisphere.

Community networks in Mexico: a path towards technological autonomy in rural and indigenous communities. Global Information Society Watch (2018)

APC, IDRC.

Weaving technological autonomy in indigenous peoples: community cellular telephony in Oaxaca, Mexico. Internet governance and regulations in Latin America (2018).

FGV Direito Rio, SSIG, LACNIC, Internet Society.

Community Techio: Pathways to an indigenous communication training program (2018).

nuestrAmérica magazine.

The radioelectric spectrum as a common good: a reflection on communality and community cellular networks in Oaxaca, Mexico (2017).

Latin American Journal of Communication Sciences.

Community Cellular Telephony Handbook. Connecting to the next billion (2017).

REDES A.C., Rhizomatica, TIC A.C.

Political Advocacy

Marco regulatorio de la comunicación indígena y afromexicana. Del reconocimiento a la práctica: El derecho a la comunicación de los pueblos indígenas y afromexicanos tras la reforma constitucional en materia indígena y la nueva Ley en Materia de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión (2026). 

REDES A.C.

Community Content Creation in Mexico: The Role of Political Advocacy in the Development of the Canto de Cenzontles and Periodismo de lo Posible Projects. Community Interest Media: Emerging Concepts and Practices from the Global Majority (and Friends) (2026). 

Rhizomatica, APC, and IAWRT-KE.

Public policy on connectivity in Mexico. Recommendations for not losing what has been gained (2025).

REDES A.C., R3D.

Redes por la Diversidad, Equidad y Sustentabilidad celebrates 20 years in Mexico. Alternative communication in Europe and Latin America. A precarious balance between regulation and sustainability (2025). 

RICCAP.

Are we missing anyone? Indigenous peoples in the Global Digital Compact and Summit of the Future. Global Information Society Watch 2024. Special Edition. 

APC, IT for Change, WACC Global, AIDS.

The transition to a non-discriminatory environment:
indigenous peoples and telecommunications. Discrimination, contemporary problems (2022).

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.

Public policy recommendations for the promotion of indigenous and community media in Mexico (2022).

UNESCO.

Lessons learned on the design of a state connectivity plan for indigenous and rural communities during Covid-19. Global Information Society Watch 2021-2022: Digital Futures for a post-pandemic world (2022).

APC, AIDS.

Declaration of Principles for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Media (2020).

REDES A.C., UNESCO, AMARC, Red México, Radio Educación, Boca de Polen, Ojo de Agua Comunicación.

Comments within the public consultation of the Preliminary Draft Guidelines for traffic management and network administration to be followed by concessionaires and licensees that provide Internet access service. (2020).

REDES A.C., R3D, Article 19.

Fundamental elements for a full telecommunications coverage policy in Mexico (2019).

REDES A.C., Rhizomatica, TIC A.C.

Community Networks in Latin America: challenges, regulations and solutions (2018).

REDES A.C., APC, FGV Direito Rio.

Communication and Rights Guide (2017).

REDES A.C.

Actions towards a policy for the promotion of indigenous and community communication in Mexico (2016).

Public Policy Advocacy Group for the Development of Community Communication.

Bases for the Regulatory Development of Indigenous Communication in Mexico (2015).

REDES A.C.

Analysis of Results of the Consultation on Indigenous Concessions (IFT-2015) (2015).

REDES A.C.

Proposals on the rights of indigenous peoples to the media to be considered by the Federal Congress for inclusion in the new Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, which regulates Article 28 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States. (2013).

REDES A.C.

Public Policy Recommendations for the Development of ICTs in Indigenous Communities (2013).

REDES A.C.

Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for local development: community ownership of telecenters. Participatory workshop manual (2010).

REDES A.C.

Manual for the Processing of Indigenous Radio Broadcasting Permits (2008).

REDES A.C.

Promoting ICT for Development and Indigenous Peoples: Outreach or Communication? (2007).

Journal of Community Informatics.

Listening to nature. Towards a holistic negotiation framework (2004).

University of Queensland.

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