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Gender and ICT Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Re-thinking ICT development through Gender

Lamija Kosovic
Lamija Kosovic on 19 December, 2006
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This article examines the current ICTs situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, paying particular attention to the development of a National ICT Policyi Strategy, and the responses towards the need to integrate gender concerns by both the women's national machinery and civil society organisationsi.
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After sessions ending at 4 am, do gender issues count?

Dafne Sabanes Plou
Dafne Sabanes Plou on 29 July, 2005
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The belief that technology is gender-neutral is still rife. Representatives of international organisations, financing institutions, and governments simply overlook gender concerns in ICTs (information and communication technologies). Dafne Plou, APC WNSP regional coordinator for Latin America and Caribbean, reflects on her recent experience at regional World Summit on the Information Societyi meeting in Rio, where this point was driven home once more.
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Women in Sync: Acting Locally, Connecting Globally (Toolkit 3)

Writers: Nani Buntarian, Cheekay Cinco, Karin Delgadillo, Dorothy Okello, Dafne Sabanes Plou, Chat Garcia Ramilo, Sonia Jaffe Robbins, Marie-Helene Mottin Sylla, the Women’sNet Team
Writers: Nani Buntarian, Cheekay Cinco, Karin Delgadillo, Dorothy Okello, Dafne Sabanes Plou, Chat Garcia Ramilo, Sonia Jaffe Robbins, Marie-Helene Mottin Sylla, the Women’sNet Team on 6 October, 2006 · Global
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e-commerce, electronic networking, networking, women's movement
Connecting Locally, Acting Globally is the third volume of Women in Sync. Women from diverse geographies and cultures tell how their communities are defining the Interneti, and how they are themselves redefined by the experience. The telling comes in different tones: some voices were are terse, some verbosevoluble, and some quietly passionate. But all are, in the end, inspiring.
 
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Women in Sync: Networking for Change: The APCWNSP’s First 8 Years (Toolkit 2)

Karen Banks, Sally Burch, Irene Leon, Sonja Boezak and Liz Probert
Karen Banks, Sally Burch, Irene Leon, Sonja Boezak and Liz Probert on 6 October, 2006 · Global
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Networkingi for Change is the second volume of Women in Sync, a toolkit for women’s electronic networking. It chronicles the history of the Association for Progressive Communicationsi Women's Networking Support Programmei (APCWNSP) in its first 8 years of working together. In a series of articles, it examines how APCWNSP grew from a small band of women to a global network that served as an incubator of networking initiatives world-wide. It also examines emerging issues and challenges in gender and ICT policyi advocacyi and in the integration of new and old technologies to strengthen women's networking.
 
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Women in Sync: Putting Beijing Online (Toolkit 1)

Peregrine Wood
Peregrine Wood on 6 October, 2006 · Global
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Putting Beijing Online is the first volume of Women in Sync, a toolkit for women’s electronic networkingi drawn largely from the pioneering experiences of APCWNSP. It documents the reflections of the women (and some men) who worked onsite in Huairou and Beijing and offsite from all over the globe during the Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women (UNWCW).
 
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Women's Statement on Tunisian Human Rights Situation

on 16 November, 2005 · Arab States Global
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Freedom of Expression
The women's group statement on the blatant violations of human rightsi, freedom of expressioni, access to informationi and freedom of assembly by the Tunisian governmenti circulated during the Phase II of the World Summit on the Information Societyi in Tunis (November, 2005).
 
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Cyberdemocracy: a condition, not an outcome

Ellen S. Kole
Ellen S. Kole on 3 March, 2005 · Africa
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The lecture presents some potentials that the Interneti offers for democracy, development and women’s empowermenti; followed by barriers and limitations.
 
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Engendering Information & Communication Technologies: Challenges & Opportunities for Gender-Equitable Development

on 28 February, 2005 · Global
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The brochure highlights ways on how to engender ICTs and explores the World Bank's efforts to address gender issues in information technology projects.
 
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Women's involvement in the WSIS process (and related events) from May 2002 to December 2003

Karen Banks
Karen Banks on 21 February, 2005 · Global
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The table maps the many meetings - both WSIS and other - in which women have partitipated which have made - or will make - input to the 'Draft Declaration and Action Plan' for the World Summit on the Information Societyi.

 
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Comments on WSIS Documents

on 21 February, 2005 · Global
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e-Democracy, Communication Rights, Universal Access, Poverty Alleviation, Education, Strategic Use, Language and Cultural Diversity
The paper outlines APCWNSP's comments on the Draft declaration of Principles (Document WSIS/PCIP/DT/1-E) of the WSIS. It emphasises the need to adopt the principle of gender-mainstreamingi throughout all aspects of the WSIS Declaration and Action Plan.
 
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