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An Outer Circle in the Digital World:

Participation of Women in e-Governance

Expert Group Meeting on Equal Participation of Expert Group Meeting on Equal Participation of Men & Women in Decision MakingMen & Women in Decision Making

: Addis Ababa, Oct 24-27, 2005: Addis Ababa, Oct 24-27, 2005


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Agenda

• Background• Paradigm Shift in

Development & Gender

•Making of an Outer Circle• Policy Needs for Equal

Participation in virtual platforms

• Policy needs for equal participation

• Major Issues


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Background• AISI: An African response for

digital inclusion of the continent into the globalization process

• National ICT Policies (NICI) : An instrument to develop information infrastructure, human resources and content

• e-Government Strategy: An exercise aiming at developing national framework as roadmap for the country journey towards Information Society / Knowledge Economy


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Paradigm Shift

( Gender and Development)• Welfare Approach to HRD• Empowerment and Gender Approach

• e-Government ApproachIt will change how citizens relate to governments as much as it changes how citizens relate to each other. It will bring forth new concepts of citizenship, both in terms of needs and responsibilities. E-governance will allow citizens to communicate with government, participate in the governments' policy-making and citizens to communicate each other. The e-governance will truly allow citizens to participate in the government decision-making process, reflect their true needs and welfare by utilizing e-government as a tool.


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Making of an Outer Circle( Equality in Digital World : Gender Responsive Goals) Making of an Outer Circle

( Equality in Digital World : Gender Responsive Goals)

Accessible and affordable ICT to all Gambian Women.

User-friendly ICT for the grassroots women Training women on ICT, especially the Women's

Councilors Website to facilitate marketing of Agricultural

Produce, by women. Website for women organizations in The Gambia Raise the level of awareness on the role, use,

application and potential of ICT in Gender empowerment.

ICT training centers at local level to train women entrepreneurs in the use ICT.

Integrate use of ICT In mainstreaming gender and policies


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Policy Needs

(for Equality in Participation of Men & Women in e-Governance)

Policy Needs

(for Equality in Participation of Men & Women in e-Governance)

1. Ensure availability of resources in time-bound and planned manner.2. Emphasize gender-sensitiveness in all its e-Government /ICT Programs.3. Take all steps necessary to enhance the participation of Gambian women in IT.4. Create Rural Multimedia centers for women.5. Ensure that the economically empowered women would afford good health care, for herself and the family; the best education for her children, good shelter, food self- sufficiency and security.


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Major Issues(Challenges to Equality in Digital World)

• The low level of literacy among women, especially at the grassroots

• Marginalized in education• Major Role in agriculture• Enthusiasm for social/vertical

mobility• Government’s commitment


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Conclusion

From the outset, the design of any e-Government Strategy should include a gender analysis of the power structures and relations in each specific context. A GENDER PERSPECTIVE should be reflected throughout all stages of the process.


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