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Doing IT on Paper

Reba Shahid
Reba Shahid on 19 December, 2006
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This article examines the discrepancy between Pakistan's national IT policyi and the reality of access and use on the ground. It argues a case for the revision of this policy by taking into existing account socio-cultural inequalities.
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Latin american women take on the internet

Sally Burch
Sally Burch on 2 September, 1997
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"Information technology obviously will not solve the world's problems. But wisely deployed and developed, it has proven to be a powerful tool for advancing social causes. One of the social groups that has been most dynamic in using this technology innovatively for social progress, is the women's movement; and in many aspects, the South has exerted leadership in this process."
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ICTs break Sharia compliances in Africa

Brenda Zulu
Brenda Zulu on 28 February, 2005
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http://www.apcwomen.org

Information communication technologies (ICTis) have broken sharia compliances as the women farmers in Nigeria learned how to make their own video films and also take still pictures. However african women continue to face tough challenges in their battle to get their voices and concerns heard in development matters, as revealed a case study of women farmers of Kano in Nigeria presented by Salamatu Garba, National Coordinator for Women Farmers Advanced Network (WOFAN), as the part of Workshop on ICTs and Poverty Reduction during African regional preparatory conference for the World Summit on Information Society i(WSIS).

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Engendering Rural Information Systems in Indonesia

Chat Garcia Ramilo, Sonia Jorge, and Wati Hermawati
Chat Garcia Ramilo, Sonia Jorge, and Wati Hermawati on 11 July, 2007
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The study aims at identifying policies, technologies, institutions and investments needed to improve access to ICTs and promote rural development in Indonesia. A critical part of this study is a gender specific component, to ensure that the strategies developed and recommended are informed by a comprehensive gender analysisi, and further integrate gender considerations into national ICT policyi, planning and implementation.
 
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Supporting Women's ICT-Based Enterprises: A Handbook for Agencies in Development

Richard Duncombe, Richard Heeks, Sharon Morgan, Shoba Arun
Richard Duncombe, Richard Heeks, Sharon Morgan, Shoba Arun on 17 December, 2006 · Global
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ICT-based enterprises, ICT-based enterprise, business
The Handbook was designed for two purposes: (1) to help governmenti and NGO officials to plan, initiate, evaluate and improve ICTi-based enterprise projects for women; and (2) for facilitated use by groups of poor women themselves who want to start up, manage and improve ICT-based enterprises.
 
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Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development: Issues and Options

World Bank Rural Development and Natural Resources Sector Unit
World Bank Rural Development and Natural Resources Sector Unit on 8 December, 2006
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telecommunication, poverty, gender divide, connectivity, infrastructure, rural poor, community access center, telecenter, livelihood, agriculture, SME
The report is based on field visits, interviews with local and central governmenti and non-government organizations and desk reviews carried out between December 2004-April 2005. It aims to identify policies, technologies, institutions and investments needed to improve access to informationi and communication technologies (ICTi) in rural areas in Indonesia. A critical part of this study is a gender specific component, to ensure that the strategies developed and recommended are informed by a comprehensive gender analysisi, and further integrate gender considerations into national ICT policyi, planning and implementation.
 
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ICT for Development Success Stories: Youth, Poverty and Gender

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) on 6 October, 2006 · Global
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youth, poverty, entrepreneurship, environment, media, human rights, peace, rural development, capacity-building, networking, advocacy
The 100-page publication highlights initiatives that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to make a real and meaningful difference in communities around the world, no matter how disadvantaged or isolated they may be. These stories on Youth, Poverty and Gender intend to provide snapshots of the learning process that accompanies the introduction and implementation of ICTs in a community development project.
 
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Putting ICTs in the Hands of Women of Kanpur and "Chikan" Embroidery Workers of Lucknow: Project Evaluation Methodology

Janice Brodman
Janice Brodman on 6 October, 2006
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evaluation, project evaluation, evaluation methodology, Critical Success Factor. quantitative, qualitative
This report document is based on a field trip by Dr. Janice Brodman, which aimed to help Datamation Foundation (DF) ensure that their evaluationi instruments provide information/data needed to measure project achievements against objectives, and also introduced the infoDev Framework to the DF evaluation team.
 
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The Gender Digital Divide in Francophone Africa: A Harsh Reality

Marie-Hélène Mottin-Sylla
Marie-Hélène Mottin-Sylla on 22 June, 2006 · Africa
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Africa, Francophone, women, gender, ICT, information and communications technologies, policies, development, research, statistics, report, World Summit on the Information Society, digital divide, disparities, indicators.

Women have one chance in three less than men to benefit in the African Information Society. In the “Gender Digital Dividei in Francophone Africa” research on six countries (Benin, Burkina FasoBurkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal) conducted by the Gender and ICTi Network, connections between gender and ICTsi were found to be widely unrecognised. Looking at control, content, capacities and connectivityi, the research measured gender disparities that are present with regard to access, use and mastery of ICTs. This collaborative research has also developed critical statistical tools to enable the concrete measurement of gender digital divide, and the development of equitable ICT policies that are equitable, particularly in response to poverty-reduction.

 
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MEDIA BRIEF: Paddling in Circles while the Waters Rise - Gender Issues in ICTs and Poverty Reduction

Angela M. Kuga Thas
Angela M. Kuga Thas on 7 November, 2005 · Global
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Can ICTs help reduce poverty? This paper examines poverty from many different angles: from its definition to systemic causes of global poverty, as well as tools used to address poverty. The study is the part of APC WNSP issue papers series on ICTs for women's rightsi.
 
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