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Social Outsourcing as a Development Tool

By Richard Heeks Asia-Pacific

This paper assesses the impact of a social outsourcing initiative operated by the governmenti of Kerala Statei, India. Part of this outsources information technology (IT) services to dozens of cooperatives of women from below-poverty-line families in order to improve their socio-economic status. While raising questions about sustainabilityi of the initiative, the research finds that social outsourcing has delivered new jobs, incomes and empowermenti into low-income communities.

Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)

The Association for Women's Rightsi in Development (AWID) is a dynamic network of people and organization around the world with a join goal to cause policyi, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere. The Strategic communications program is one of three main programmatic areas of AWID. This program aims to harness the expertise of AWID's membership and highlight their on-the-ground knowledge, experiences and views. AWID also runs a thematic program, which is dedicated to new technologies and their impacts on women's rightsi.

Global Alliance for ICT & Development

The Global Alliance for ICTi & Developement (GAID) is a 2006, United Nations Secretary General approved initiative. The creation of GAID resulted from consensus reached during previous summits about the importance of information and communication technologies (ICT) in achieving the Millenium Development Goals. The Global Alliance functions as a partnership and network supported by the United Nations, under the authority of the Secretary-General and the auspices of the Economic and Social Council i(ECOSOC).

OneWorld South Asia

Asia-Pacific, South & Central Asia

The OneWorld network spans five continents and produces content in 11 different languages, published across its international site, regional editions, and thematic channels on human rightsi and sustainable development. OneWorld South Asia produces content from the South to widen the participation of the world's poorest and most marginalised peoples in the global debate.

IT For Change

Asia-Pacific, South & Central Asia

TfC (IT For Change) is a non-profit organisation located in India that envisions a society capable of, and comfortable with, innovative and effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTi) as a tool, to further goals of progressive social change. They are a network of development professionals committed to engage with the on-going technology and development discourse by reviewing, interpreting and critiquing existing approaches and conceptualizing alternatives to blend technological possibilities with development realities in the South.

Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme

Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that aims to promote the development and application of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for poverty alleviation and sustainable human development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Modem Mujer

Latin America, North America

Women's Communication Network dedicated to give visibility to initiatives, proposals and actions of people and organizations - especially women organizations - that develope their activities taking into account the gender perspective.

Comunicación, Intercambio y Desarrollo Humano en America Latina

Latin America, North America

Organization created with the aim of contributing with solid institutions towards the gender equityi as a central axis to improve the quality of life through health services, education, communication and information, fostering the citizen participation and the respect for human rightsi.

Gender Education, Research and Technologies Foundation (GERT)

Bulgaria

GERT is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization, working in Bulgaria. The mission of GERT is to initiate and implement, independently or in partnership with other NGOs activities targeted to enhance gender equalityi and social & gender justice in all spheres of social life, including access to and benefit from new technologies.

United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

INSTRAW is the only United Nations Institute devoted to serve as a vehicle at the international level to promote and undertake research and training programmes to contribute to the advancement of women and gender equalityi worldwide.

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