Using ICT to empower women Cases Lessons Learned Future challenges Agenda Creating Opportunities

Using ICT to empower womenUsing ICT to empower women

CasesCases

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Future challengesFuture challenges

Agenda

Creating OpportunitiesCreating Opportunities

Women are under-representedWomen are under-represented Policy-makers Policy-makers

ICT line ministriesICT line ministriesMultilateral agenciesMultilateral agencies

ICT workersICT workers Line workers vs. managers or techniciansLine workers vs. managers or technicians

ICT usersICT usersLess than 50% almost everywhereLess than 50% almost everywhere

ICT and GenderICT and Gender

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Access to political powerAccess to political powerAccess to knowledge and means for Access to knowledge and means for

knowledge-creationknowledge-creationAccess to economic opportunitiesAccess to economic opportunities

Using ICT to Empower WomenUsing ICT to Empower Women


Formulate and implement strategyFormulate and implement strategy

Strategy and ActionStrategy and Action

Law reformAdvocacyEducation TrainingPublic awareness

Institutional reformService provisionCapacity-buildingFund-raisingData collection & analysis


UNIFEM End-violence Online Working GroupUNIFEM End-violence Online Working Group

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2,500+ members from 120 countries2,500+ members from 120 countries

End-violence Online Working GroupEnd-violence Online Working Group

Fostered knowledge-sharingFostered knowledge-sharing Helped NGOs lobby for reformHelped NGOs lobby for reform

We were people from different We were people from different cultures, different countries, cultures, different countries, but we hardly felt itbut we hardly felt it

Member from IndiaMember from India Generated networksGenerated networks

successful strategies and toolssuccessful strategies and tools DisseminatedDisseminated


End-violence Online Working GroupEnd-violence Online Working Group

Provided input into Provided input into policy-makingpolicy-making

Built moraleBuilt morale Generated public supportGenerated public support Built knowledge resourceBuilt knowledge resource

This working group was This working group was the equivalent of a college the equivalent of a college coursecourse

Member from UNDPMember from UNDP


End-Violence VideoconferenceEnd-Violence Videoconference

Felicitaciones! The Video Felicitaciones! The Video Conference was received Conference was received via Internet. via Internet.

We will use it here in We will use it here in South America.South America. Heartiest Heartiest

congratulations congratulations on this landmark on this landmark and historicand historicachievement…achievement…We got excellent We got excellent media coverage ... media coverage ... by Star TV News by Star TV News and Star News. and Star News.

Thank you very much again Thank you very much again for organizing the for organizing the Videoconference,.. it was very Videoconference,.. it was very exciting for our own peopleexciting for our own people

Congratulations Congratulations on a major event on a major event worldwide!worldwide!


End-violence VideoconferenceEnd-violence Videoconference

Raised awareness worldwideRaised awareness worldwide Raised consciousness within UNGARaised consciousness within UNGA Fostered activismFostered activism

Videoconference, broadcast, webcastVideoconference, broadcast, webcast


Social Action in AfricaSocial Action in Africa

Women’s Net, South AfricaWomen’s Net, South Africa

Make women in government more Make women in government more accessibleaccessible

Provide women with information and tools Provide women with information and tools for social actionfor social action


Political Action in IndonesiaPolitical Action in Indonesia

Established local “hot spots”Established local “hot spots” Facilitated coordinated action and Facilitated coordinated action and

common positionscommon positions

Indonesian Women’s Coalition for Indonesian Women’s Coalition for Justice and DemocracyJustice and Democracy


Political Advocacy in NigeriaPolitical Advocacy in Nigeria

Fantsuam FoundationFantsuam Foundation

Focus on empowering rural women Focus on empowering rural women Provides NGOs with a database of Provides NGOs with a database of

information and tools information and tools Trains women to use ICTs to mobilize Trains women to use ICTs to mobilize

for democracyfor democracy Provides access to resources, e.g., Provides access to resources, e.g.,

legal aidlegal aid


DOH Multimedia Center of ExcellenceExcellence


Multimedia Training in PhilippinesMultimedia Training in Philippines

Family Planning Counseling CDFamily Planning Counseling CD

Blood Screening for HIV/AIDS CDBlood Screening for HIV/AIDS CD

Serves multiple audiencesServes multiple audiences Can be used by novice ICT usersCan be used by novice ICT users Provides an effective training vehicleProvides an effective training vehicle Expands training reachExpands training reach Extends training options for womenExtends training options for women


Economic Opportunities in PeruEconomic Opportunities in Peru

QuipunetQuipunet

Market local productsMarket local products e-tourisme-tourism One-computer towns disseminate One-computer towns disseminate

information to rural areas information to rural areas Workshops on disaster reliefWorkshops on disaster relief Preserving oral historyPreserving oral history


Income Generation in IndiaIncome Generation in India

Rainbow Society, South IndiaRainbow Society, South India

E-commerce for rural womenE-commerce for rural women Contacts with suppliers and buyersContacts with suppliers and buyers


Ecotourism Training in BrazilEcotourism Training in Brazil

ECO-Eco’Living Institute, BrazilECO-Eco’Living Institute, Brazil

Provides computer access to health agents, Provides computer access to health agents, single mothers, students, etc.single mothers, students, etc.

Promotes and trains community in ecotourismPromotes and trains community in ecotourism Provides access to information on health, etc.Provides access to information on health, etc.


Lessons for the FutureLessons for the Future

Complementary inputs are keyComplementary inputs are key

The inputs needed to utilize the technology effectivelyThe inputs needed to utilize the technology effectively



All complementary inputs are necessaryAll complementary inputs are necessary


IT Skills Capital

Access

Contacts Business Skills

BenefitsBenefits


Women lack complementary inputsWomen lack complementary inputs


Exacerbates inequityExacerbates inequity......even if the even if the technology is technology is free and accessiblefree and accessible

Unequal access to CIsUnequal access to CIs

IT Skills

Access


““Getting policies right” is important, Getting policies right” is important, but... but...


Policy implicationsPolicy implications


““Getting policies right” is important, but... Getting policies right” is important, but...

The “right policies” ensure access to The “right policies” ensure access to the full set of complementary inputsthe full set of complementary inputs




Understanding complementary input Understanding complementary input gaps requires detailed knowledge of gaps requires detailed knowledge of specific groupsspecific groups



“Getting policies right” is important, but...

The “right policies” ensure access to the full set of complementary inputs




Women need to get access to key Women need to get access to key decision-making circles, but... decision-making circles, but...




Women need to get access to key Women need to get access to key decision-making circles, but... decision-making circles, but...

Women with power must understand Women with power must understand the concrete conditions for specific the concrete conditions for specific groupsgroups


Expanding access is important, Expanding access is important, but...but...


Program implicationsProgram implications


Expanding access is important, but...Expanding access is important, but...

Technology plus entrepreneurship Technology plus entrepreneurship will close many of the gapswill close many of the gaps

Real-time translationsReal-time translations Voice recognitionVoice recognition Free wirelessFree wireless




Key gap: Technology strategyKey gap: Technology strategy

Know when and how to use what Know when and how to use what technologiestechnologies

Opportunities to use themOpportunities to use them





Project implicationsProject implications

E-commerce holds potential, E-commerce holds potential, but...but...



Project implicationsProject implications

E-commerce holds potential, E-commerce holds potential, but...but...

Revenue generation will depend on Revenue generation will depend on knowledge productsknowledge products

The Challenges for the FutureThe Challenges for the Future

Address the full set of complementary inputsAddress the full set of complementary inputs

Get the right women access to key decision-Get the right women access to key decision-making circlesmaking circles

Emphasize applications and capacity-building vs. Emphasize applications and capacity-building vs. infrastructure build-outinfrastructure build-out

Focus on knowledge-based income generationFocus on knowledge-based income generation


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Using ICT to empower women Cases Lessons Learned Future challenges Agenda Creating Opportunities