Creating Opportunities Using ICT to empower women Successful strategies Lessons Learned Future challenges Agenda © Education Development Center

The Gender of Technology Working with computers will drive women mad... © Education Development Center

 Access to knowledge and means for knowledge-creation  Access to economic opportunities  Access to political power Using ICT to Empower Women © Education Development Center

Formulate and implement strategy Strategy and Action Law reform Advocacy Education Training Public awareness Institutional reform Service provision Capacity-building Fund-raising Data collection & analysis © Education Development Center

UNIFEM End-violence Online Working Group © Education Development Center 2,500 members from 120 countries

End-violence Online Working Group  Fostered knowledge- sharing  Helped NGOs lobby for reform We were people from different cultures, different countries, but we hardly felt it Member from India Member from India  Generated networks successful strategies and tools  Disseminated © Education Development Center

End-violence Online Working Group  Provided input into policy-making  Built morale  Generated public support  Built knowledge resource This working group was the equivalent of a college course Working Group member from UNDP Working Group member from UNDP © Education Development Center

End-violence Videoconference  Raised awareness worldwide  Raised consciousness within UNGA  Built morale  Fostered activism Videoconference, broadcast, webcast © Education Development Center

End-Violence Videoconference Felicitaciones! The Video Conference was received via Internet. We will use it here in South America. Heartiest congratulations on this landmark and historic achievement… We got excellent media coverage... by Star TV News and Star News. Thank you very much again for organizing the Videoconference,.. it was very exciting for our own people Congratulations on a major event worldwide! © Education Development Center

as a Political Tool in Senegal Women Living Under Muslim Laws Network & ENDA-SYNFEV  Public campaign to protect film-maker  Building solidarity movement for women’s rights © Education Development Center

E-commerce in Peru Quipunet  Market local products  e-tourism  One-computer towns disseminate information to rural areas  Workshops on disaster relief  Preserving oral history © Education Development Center

Bringing Training to Muslim Women Ryan and Vause Associates, England  Used a mobile telecenter to go to Muslim women at home  Provided women with access to information and training © Education Development Center

Using ICT for Capacity-building Femina Borealis, Finland  Disseminates information to crisis centers  Expands awareness of violence against women and girls  Provides NGOs with a database of information and tools  Trains women to use ICTs to mobilize for democracy © Education Development Center

Excellence DOH Multimedia Center of Excellence © Education Development Center

Multimedia Training DoH Multimedia Center of Excellence  Created a Multimedia Center  Trained DOH staff  Developed two CD-ROMs  Family Planning Counseling  Screen blood for HIV/AIDS © Education Development Center

Multimedia Training Family Planning Counseling CD Blood Screening for HIV/AIDS CD  Serves multiple audiences  Can be used by novice ICT users  Provides an effective training vehicle  Expands training reach  Extends training options for women © Education Development Center

Distance Learning with Tele-vans Fantsuam, Nigeria  Education for students and teachers  Information for health workers  Empower rural areas © Education Development Center

and Web for Income Generation Rainbow Society, South India  E-commerce for rural women  Contacts with suppliers and buyers © Education Development Center

Using for Advocacy Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Women  Disseminate information on VAW  Lobby for reform  Assist victims  Publicise cases  Generate public support © Education Development Center

E-commerce in Africa Networked Intelligence for Development  Provides women with training in e-commerce © Education Development Center

for Advocacy  Established local “hot spots”  Facilitated coordinated action and common positions Indonesian Women’s Coalition for Justice and Democracy © Education Development Center

and the Web for Social Action Women’s Net, Africa  Make women in government more accessible  Provide women with information and tools for social action © Education Development Center

Training in Ecotourism ECO-Eco’Living Institute, Brazil  Provides computer access to health agents, single mothers, students, etc.  Promotes and trains community in ecotourism  Provides access to information on health, etc. © Education Development Center

Lessons for the Future  “Getting policies right” is important, but... © Education Development Center Macro-level issues

Lessons for the Future  “Getting policies right” is important, but...  The “right policies” ensure access to the full set of complementary inputs © Education Development Center Macro-level issues

Lessons for the Future  “Getting policies right” is important, but...  The “right policies” ensure access to the full set of complementary inputs  Understanding complementary input gaps requires detailed knowledge of specific groups © Education Development Center Macro-level issues

Lessons for the Future © Education Development Center Macro-level issues  Women need to get access to key decision-making circles, but...

Lessons for the Future © Education Development Center Macro-level issues  Women need to get access to key decision-making circles, but...  Women with power must understand the concrete conditions for specific groups

Lessons for the Future  Expanding access is important, but... © Education Development Center Macro-level issues

Lessons for the Future  Expanding access is important, but...  Technology and entrepreneurship will close many of the gaps  Real-time translations  Voice recognition  Free wireless © Education Development Center Macro-level issues

Lessons for the Future  Key gaps involve  Skills  Opportunities to use them  Understanding strengths and weaknesses of different technologies  When to use what combination of technologies © Education Development Center Macro-level issues

Lessons for the Future © Education Development Center Macro-level issues  E-commerce holds potential, but...

Lessons for the Future © Education Development Center Macro-level issues  E-commerce holds potential, but...  Revenue generation will depend on knowledge products

The Challenges for the Future  Getting the right women access to key decision-making circles  Revenue generation based on knowledge and products  Addressing the full set of complementary inputs © Education Development Center