coaim 2002 gender and agriculture information management welcome side event
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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
• 1975 - 2000 World Conferences on Women
• 1996 World Food Summit
• 2000 Millennium Goals
• 2001 UN ICTs Task Force
• 2003 - 2005 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 (2002-2007)
• 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
Let’s discuss ...COAIM 2002
Recommendations