COAIM 2002 Gender and Agriculture Information Management Welcome Side Event

Gender and Agriculture Information Management 1.Gender and ICTs (SDW/SDRE) 2.Gender-Disaggregated Data for Agricultural Decision-Making (SDW/ESS) Side Event COAIM 2002

Gender and ICTs Clare O’Farrell Sophie Treinen COAIM 2002

Importance of Gender and ICTs Integration of Gender and ICTs in All Policy What FAO is Doing … Recommendations to Plenary Contents Gender and ICTs

Definitions ICTs > Electronic or digital technologies for the storing, processing, transferring of information & communication Gender and ICTs

Recognition of Gender and ICTs 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights World Conferences on Women 1996 World Food Summit 2000 Millennium Goals 2001 UN ICTs Task Force WSIS United Nations

Gender Divide Rural Divide Digital Divide Importance of Gender and ICTs Divides

“Development projects that take gender into account are more likely to achieve their objective than those that do not”. Nancy Hafkin Formerly UNECA Ethiopia Importance of Gender

“For communication to give voice to rural women they need access to communication channels and media as well as the knowledge and skills to use them.” Voices for change, FAO 1999 Importance of ICTs

Addressing Gender issues addresses poverty Communication essential to poverty alleviation ICTs are instruments for poverty alleviation Importance of Gender and ICTs In other words

Cross cutting nature Gender Information and Communication ICTs Inclusion in all rural development activities Integration of Gender and ICTs in all Policy Mainstreaming

Gender and Development Communication for Development Rural Digital Divide Comparative Advantage in FAO Strengths Integration of Gender and ICTs in all Policy

Gender and Development Plan of Action ( ) Strategy for Action Role of Information Framework What is FAO doing…

Projects Gender, Biodiversity & local knowledge LinKS What is FAO doing…

Convergence of new and old technologies Internet & Radio What is FAO doing…

Networking What is FAO doing… Collaborative network Dimitra

Documentation – Publications Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy What is FAO doing…

Methodologies - Field Studies - Distance education - SEAGA Workshops - Consultations What is FAO doing…

1.Women (Rural) want to be part of information society 2.Enabling environment (sensitization, policy and legislation) 3.Concrete activities (infrastructure and applications, capacity building, sustainable models) 4.WSIS (engendering themes) Know How 2002 Kampala 2002 Declaration What is FAO supporting…

Funding for Cross Cutting issues Gender Information and Communication ICTs COAIM 2002 Recommendations

Specifically for Policy Formulation (YOU can help today) Research, Case Studies Publications, Training Manuals & Guidelines Continue Workshops and Networking Don’t forget offline communities - rural radio, listening groups traditional media COAIM 2002 Recommendations

Integration across all Policy of Gender Information and Communication ICTs COAIM 2002 Recommendations

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