Gender and E-Government

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Gender and E-Government

• Empowerment
• Opportunity
• Knowledge
• Economic Growth

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Gender and E-Government

• Importance
• Five Examples
• Lessons Learned
• Challenges and Opportunity

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Education for Rural Girls

• Promoting Education for Rural Girls
• Technology Allows Targeted Education Programs
• Empowerment

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E-Governance Solutions in Villages

• Installing IT-enabled Village Information Centers
  in India
• Lower cost by some 90 of accessing government
  and socioeconomic development information and
  services
• Direct access to vital information
  land-records, health services, and markets
  preventive and emergency medical services leading
  to improved quality of life for the rural poor

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WomensNet

• Empower South African Women for Effective
  Participation
• Increase Women's Representation through Specific
  Policy Intervention
• Two women Telecenters Training women operators
• Building Womens ICT skills

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El-Encuentro -- Chile

• Empowering Local communities through a
  comprehensive Telecenters
• Local radio programs for women
• Training girls and women to become part of the
  local governance process
• Centers operate to generate revenue

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Lessons Learned

• IT breaks down traditional barriers -- Location
  no longer important
• Leads to Empowerment
• Increased Capacity
• Increased Economic Opportunity
• Independence

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Challenges

• Viable Support for Local Efforts
• Scalability of Projects
• Sustainability Long Term
• Criteria for Support
• False Expectations

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Questions

• Akhtar Badshah
• 425-898-9739 or abadshah_at_digitalpartners.org
• www.digitalpartners.org