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Gender ICT: Issues, Implications & Opportunities (Summary of Online Discussions)

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 3,446 views
The document presents a summary of the discussions. Specific themes include access to ICTs and their use; Information, technology and women empowerment; and Women's campaigns, networks, resources and repositories on ICT.

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Who pays for the Information Society: Challenges and Issues on financing the Information Society

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 2,911 views
The book is an in-depth look at the issues surrounding financial mechanisms to achieve universal access. While the book does not focus on gender, specifically, it contributes to the knowledge base necessary for effective advocacy in ICT policy processes.

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Action Items for Gender Equality in the Information Society

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,348 views
The document outlines concrete recommendations for actions in a myriad of areas to address problems of gender equity in ICTs, ranging from basic access issues to decision making power and presence.


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The "Seven Musts": Priority Issues for Gender Equality in the WSIS Process

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 3,265 views
This document outlines fundamental principles that the WSIS process should embrace in its reflections on information societies.

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Call to Governments (WSIS Intersessional, July 15-18, 2003, Paris)

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 2,776 views
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.

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Using a Gender-Based Analysis in Developing a Canadian Access Strategy: Background Report

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,100 views
The report examines universal access issues in the Canadian context.

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Gender Equality

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,358 views
E-discussion on the impact of ICT on gender relations and the ways ICT can be used to overcome gender inequalities. sharing ideas, opinions, concerns, and lessons learned with development practitioners, policy makers, and academics.

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Gender Issues in ICT policy in developing countries: an overview

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,103 views
The paper highlights specific measures that could be incorporated into ICT policy in developing countries to ensure gender equality.

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Some thoughts on gender and telecommunications/ICT statistics and indicators

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,089 views
The paper emphasises the importance of gender disaggregated statistics and indicators in informing national and global ICT policies.

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Overcoming the gender digital divide: understanding ICTs and their potential for the empowerment of women

Posted Tue 1 Jun 2010 - 23:24 | 4,350 views
The document is a synthesis of the results of the Virtual Seminar Series on gender and ICT, and online forum for exchange of research-based knowledge and information.