The Bosnia and Herzegovina Gender Action Plan was conceptualised with the aim of implementing as effectively as possible gender awareness in all aspects of public and private life. Chapter XV outlines 14 specific activities for meeting the basic goal of reducing gender discrepancy in access, use and training in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as specifying holders of resposibility, monitoring, partners and expected realisation period for each activity.
The 14 activities mentioned in the document include:
1. To harmonise laws, bylaws and other regulations from the field of information and communication technologies with the Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with Article 30 of the Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2. To fully implement Article 2 of the European Commission Agreement; Articles 141 (3), 13 (1) and 137 of the Agreement on the EU Legislation on gender equality; Council Directive 2004/113/EC; recommendation of the World Summit on the Information Society and Directions of the International Telecommunication Union ITU (TFGI-4/5E) and to monitor their implementation from the gender aspect
3. To integrate gender into the existing policies, strategies and action plans for information society, and to plan the process of gender integration into new areas like e-governments, e-education, and e-business
4. To elaborate programmes for creation of the setting in BiH society which in practice provides equal opportunities for both sexes for access, training and use of information and communication technologies, in accordance with Recommendation (98) 14 of the Committee of Ministers to the member states on gender mainstreaming
5. To develop gender sensitive indicators of information society development and methodology of collection of gender disaggregated statistical data which will provide an insight into level of access and use of information and communication technologies in Government, public and private enterprises, international and nongovernmental organisations, media, as well as in the education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
6. To conduct research on level of access and use of information and communication technologies in Government, public and private enterprises, international and nongovernmental organisations, media, as well as in the education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the gender aspect
7. To include gender component in defining of frames, situation and needs in ICT area
8. To keep records and to classify the existing ICT programmes, projects, human and financial resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the South-eastern Europe region
9. To elaborate a system of education and promotion of ICTs for women and men in public and private enterprises, international and nongovernmental organisations, Government and the education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with particular accent on importance and role of a gender sensitive approach to information and communication technologies
10. To organise promotion campaigns, including conferences, round tables, as well as media campaigns for raising awareness of citizens on potentials offered by information and communication technologies for economic, social and cultural development of individuals and society
11. To implement ICT programmes, providing equal opportunities and access to information and communication technologies for women and men and to monitor their implementation from the gender aspect
12. To promote equal representation of both sexes in the process of designing of contents and budget, implementation and evaluation of gender sensitive ICT policies, strategies and action plans in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Region, in accordance with Article 15 of the Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
13. To elaborate indicators for monitoring success of implementation of activities in the field of Information and Communication Technologies
14. To undertake measures for allocation of funds for implementation of activities of the Gender Action Plan of BiH, through establishment of budget lines within Ministries, as well as through requesting funds from international donors, in accordance with the recommendations of the UN CEDAW Committee
The 14 activities mentioned in the document include:
1. To harmonise laws, bylaws and other regulations from the field of information and communication technologies with the Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with Article 30 of the Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2. To fully implement Article 2 of the European Commission Agreement; Articles 141 (3), 13 (1) and 137 of the Agreement on the EU Legislation on gender equality; Council Directive 2004/113/EC; recommendation of the World Summit on the Information Society and Directions of the International Telecommunication Union ITU (TFGI-4/5E) and to monitor their implementation from the gender aspect
3. To integrate gender into the existing policies, strategies and action plans for information society, and to plan the process of gender integration into new areas like e-governments, e-education, and e-business
4. To elaborate programmes for creation of the setting in BiH society which in practice provides equal opportunities for both sexes for access, training and use of information and communication technologies, in accordance with Recommendation (98) 14 of the Committee of Ministers to the member states on gender mainstreaming
5. To develop gender sensitive indicators of information society development and methodology of collection of gender disaggregated statistical data which will provide an insight into level of access and use of information and communication technologies in Government, public and private enterprises, international and nongovernmental organisations, media, as well as in the education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
6. To conduct research on level of access and use of information and communication technologies in Government, public and private enterprises, international and nongovernmental organisations, media, as well as in the education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the gender aspect
7. To include gender component in defining of frames, situation and needs in ICT area
8. To keep records and to classify the existing ICT programmes, projects, human and financial resources in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the South-eastern Europe region
9. To elaborate a system of education and promotion of ICTs for women and men in public and private enterprises, international and nongovernmental organisations, Government and the education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with particular accent on importance and role of a gender sensitive approach to information and communication technologies
10. To organise promotion campaigns, including conferences, round tables, as well as media campaigns for raising awareness of citizens on potentials offered by information and communication technologies for economic, social and cultural development of individuals and society
11. To implement ICT programmes, providing equal opportunities and access to information and communication technologies for women and men and to monitor their implementation from the gender aspect
12. To promote equal representation of both sexes in the process of designing of contents and budget, implementation and evaluation of gender sensitive ICT policies, strategies and action plans in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Region, in accordance with Article 15 of the Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
13. To elaborate indicators for monitoring success of implementation of activities in the field of Information and Communication Technologies
14. To undertake measures for allocation of funds for implementation of activities of the Gender Action Plan of BiH, through establishment of budget lines within Ministries, as well as through requesting funds from international donors, in accordance with the recommendations of the UN CEDAW Committee
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2006
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