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Linking Czech women and e-government

Katerina Fialova
Katerina Fialova on 27 April, 2006
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The APC WNSP panel “ICT and Equal Opportunities of Women and Men” took place on the April 3, 2006, the first of a two-day conference on Interneti in Public Administration. Most panellists spoke about information and communication literacy as key to successful implementation of e-governmenti objectives. At the same time, they listed ICT skills as the prime barrier that leads to a gender digital dividei in the Czech Republic. In particular, the majority of the Roma women do not have sufficient ICT skills to benefit from e-government and the information society generally. The conference took place in the Czech Republic.
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E-government: When the gender lens is missing...

Katerina Fialova
Katerina Fialova on 27 April, 2006
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In the middle of 2005, the European team of APC WNSP took on a daunting task: to inject gender awareness into a regional conference focussing on the interneti in public administrations . The annual e-governmenti conference taking place in the Czech Republic celebrated its ninth year of existence in 2006. Yet, for the first time in its history, equal opportunity for women and men was put on the agenda. The following is a report by Katerina Fialova - an advocate for women’s rights - about her experience in attending and co-organising a panel on gender and ICTsi at this year’s e-government meeting in April 2006.
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Looking behind the internet: Empowering Women for Public Policy Advocacy in Central America

Juliana Martínez and Katherine Reilly
Juliana Martínez and Katherine Reilly on 2 March, 2005
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public information, policy, advocacy, access, strategic use, information systems
This research differentiates itself because it focuses on women and policyi rather than ICTs. Thus this research is about women's needs and concerns in the real (offline) world and how public information and ICTs can contribute to solutions rather than issues such as women having internet accessi, or studies regarding their activities on the web.
 
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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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Towards A Knowledge-Based Economy: Country Assessment Reports

on 6 February, 2005
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The reports provide an overview of a situation in the areas relevant to the development and functioning of the knowledge-based economyi.
 
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