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Gender and E-GovernmentGender and E-Government

• EmpowermentEmpowerment

• OpportunityOpportunity

• KnowledgeKnowledge

• Economic GrowthEconomic Growth

Gender and E-GovernmentGender and E-Government

• ImportanceImportance

• Five ExamplesFive Examples

• Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

• Challenges and Challenges and OpportunityOpportunity

Education for Rural Education for Rural GirlsGirls

Promoting Education for Rural GirlsPromoting Education for Rural Girls

Technology Allows Targeted Technology Allows Targeted

Education ProgramsEducation Programs

EmpowermentEmpowerment

E-Governance Solutions in E-Governance Solutions in VillagesVillages

Installing IT-enabled Installing IT-enabled Village Information Village Information Centers in IndiaCenters in India

Lower cost by some 90%Lower cost by some 90% of accessing of accessing government and socioeconomic development government and socioeconomic development information and servicesinformation and services

Direct access to vital informationDirect access to vital information – – land-land-records, health services, and markets records, health services, and markets preventive and emergency medical services preventive and emergency medical services leading to improved quality of life for the leading to improved quality of life for the rural poorrural poor

Women’sNetWomen’sNet

Empower South African Women for Empower South African Women for Effective ParticipationEffective Participation

Increase Women's Representation Increase Women's Representation through Specific Policy Interventionthrough Specific Policy Intervention

Two women Telecenters – Training Two women Telecenters – Training women operatorswomen operators

Building Women’s ICT skillsBuilding Women’s ICT skills

El-Encuentro -- ChileEl-Encuentro -- Chile

Empowering Local communities Empowering Local communities through a comprehensive Telecentersthrough a comprehensive Telecenters

Local radio programs for womenLocal radio programs for women

Training girls and women to become Training girls and women to become part of the local governance processpart of the local governance process

Centers operate to generate revenueCenters operate to generate revenue

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

• IT breaks down traditional barriers -- Location no longer important

• Leads to Empowerment

• Increased Capacity

• Increased Economic Opportunity

• Independence

ChallengesChallenges

• Viable Support for Local Efforts

• Scalability of Projects

• Sustainability – Long Term

• Criteria for Support

• False Expectations

QuestionsQuestions

Akhtar BadshahAkhtar Badshah

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