Resources

The NGO Gender Strategies Working Group, which includes the APC WNSP, issued this Call to Governments given their grave concerns regarding the complete lack of attention to gender issues in the WSIS declaration and process.

Call to Governments (WSIS Intersessional, July 15-18, 2003, Paris)
The document out critical ICT issues relevant to gender equality and women's empowerment in the current context of globalisation and development

ICTS for Social Change
The document outlines 10 fundamental principles in ICT policy in order to engender IT.

APCWNSP Policy Guide for Gender and ICTs
The working document was presented at WSIS side events in Geneva in December 2003. The analysis is based on the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which includes the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women.

Tools for Development: Using Information and Communications Technology to...
The report examines universal access issues in the Canadian context.

Using a Gender-Based Analysis in Developing a Canadian Access Strategy:...
The book highlights issues that need to be taken into consideration in the formation of ICT policies and regulations, particularly around the WSIS process. The chapter on gender and ICT policy draws attention to the various issues to be taken into account in engendering ICT policy.

Involving Civil Society in ICT Policy: the World Summit on the Information...
The book outlines issues and processes involved in ICT policymaking and advocacy. It looks at specific issues in policy and regulation including gender and ICTs.

ICT policy: a beginner’s handbook
The Gender and ICTs unit provides an overview of critical gender and ICT issues, their relevance for ICT policy formulation, programme design and implementation, as well as the monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of ICT initiatives.

ICT Policy for Civil Society: Training Curriculum
The guidebook provides a background on the WSIS and outlines the case for gender equality in the information society.

The World Summit on the Information Society: Creating Your Own National Gender...

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