Valeria Betancourt

Biography

Valeria Betancourt is an Ecuadorian sociologist who has worked at the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) since 2003, where she leads its work on information and communication policy and internet governance. Her work covers research, policy advocacy and movement building on access, human rights and internet governance.

She is one of the founders of the Latin American and Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for the Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF), and from 2010 to 2012 she represented Latin American civil society on the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the UN Internet Governance Forum. After the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador she helped drive Mapa Desastre Ecuador, a collaborative mapping initiative used to direct aid. In 2012 she received a lifetime achievement award from LACNIC. Her publications include work on internet regulation and digital rights in Ecuador.