Empowering Women in Developing Countries ICT Applications and Benefits
by NAM S
ISBN: 9789351307785
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 9995.00
Biblio : xvii+275p., figs., col. plts., tabls., 25 cm
Author Profile
The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) is an inter-governmental organisation with a membership of 47 countries spread over Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. Besides this, 12 S&T agencies and academic/research institutions of Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, India, Nigeria and Turkey are the members of the S&T-Industry Network of the Centre. The Centre was set up in 1989 to promote South-South cooperation through mutually beneficial partnerships among scientists and technologists and scientific organisations in developing countries. It implements a variety of programmes including international workshops, meetings, roundtables, training courses and collaborative projects and brings out scientific publications, including a quarterly Newsletter. It is also implementing 6 Fellowship schemes, namely, NAM S&T Centre Research Fellowship, South Africa Mineral Processing Training Fellowship, Joint NAM S&T Centre – ICCBS Karachi Fellowship, Joint CSIR/CFTRI (Diamond Jubilee) - NAM S&T Centre Fellowship, Joint NAM S&T Centre – ZMT Bremen Fellowship and Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists (RTF-DCS) in Indian institutions. These activities provide, among others, the opportunity for scientist-to-scientist contact and interaction, training and expert assistance, familiarising the scientific community on the latest developments and techniques in the subject areas, and identification of technologies for transfer between member countries. The Centre has so far brought out 64 publications and has organised 95 international workshops and training programmes. <BR> For further details, please visit www.namstct.org or write to the Director General, NAM S&T Centre, Core 6A, 2nd Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India (Phone: +91-11-24645134/24644974; Fax: +91-11-24644973; E-mail: namstcentre@gmail.com; namstct@bol.net.in).
About The Book
There are several challenges that are currently plaguing the issues of women’s rights in the world. ICT is a major element in personal growth and development of both men and women. It is however observed that the involvement of women in ICT sector is highly inadequate, particularly in the developing nations and there is a ‘gender divide’ resulting in lower numbers of women accessing and using ICT compared with men. At the same time, particularly for women, it could be a highly effective tool in improving their knowledge, staying informed and earning a living as well as reducing their sense of isolation, helping acquire new skills, actively participating in national and global dialogues, learning about taboo subjects (such as reproductive health and HIV) and making them feel safer and more in touch with family and friends, and also strengthening their self-esteem. ICT would also helps them improve ability to express themselves, speak in public and engage with adults and other decision makers to negotiate their needs and rights. Eradicating the gap and educating women through ICT is a step that will largely set this entire movement rolling down the hills to crash and break the wall of negligence. <BR> This book is an extended and updated version of the papers presented at the International Conference on ‘Empowering Women in Developing Countries through Information and Communication Technologies’ organised by the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) at Waknaghat (Solan, HP), India during 1-3 June 2013 in association with the JUIT Centre for Women Studies at Jaypee University for Information Technology (JUIT), the Non-Government Organization of Rural Education and Development - India (READ-India) and the Women in Development (IWID). 46 specialists from 20 countries, namely, Angola, Egypt, The Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam and the host country India participated in this International Conference. <BR> This publication brought out by the NAM S&T Centre includes 19 articles and focuses on efforts being made by various governments to effectively leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for women empowerment and betterment of qualities of their lives. It is hoped that this book will be valuable for disseminating the information and knowledge about how the developing countries engage in the issues of “gender divide” with various policies, approaches and programmes, and would help the policy makers in accelerating the process of empowering women through ICT.
Table of Contents
Foreword v <BR> Bambang Heru Tjahjono (Indonesia) <BR> Preface vii <BR> Finarya Legoh (Indonesia) and Suman Kapur (India) <BR> Introduction xiii <BR> Prof. Dr. Arun P. Kulshreshtha (India) <BR> Part I <BR> Importance of ICT in Women Empowerment <BR> 1. Empowering Young Women in Developing Countries through ICT: <BR> A Public Health Approach 3 <BR> Suman Kapur (India) <BR> 2. Empowering Science and Technology Communication through <BR> Information and Communication Technology: Programmes in Indonesia 13 <BR> Finarya Legoh (Indonesia) <BR> 3. The Roles and Responsibilities of Academic Institutions to <BR> Encourage Women Participation in ICT Related Disciplines 27 <BR> Shireen K. Assem (Egypt) <BR> 4. Empowering Rural Women for Socio-economic Development <BR> through Information, Communication and Technology: <BR> Challenges and Opportunities for Malawi 37 <BR> Catherine Chaweza (Malawi) <BR> 5. Women Empowerment through Information and Communication <BR> Technology in Nepal 57 <BR> Parbati Pudasaini (Nepal) <BR> 6. Social Security of Women in Developing Countries through ICT 67 <BR> Isha Sehgal, Pinky Singh and Parul Sehgal (India) <BR> Part II <BR> Important Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment <BR> through ICT with Special Focus on Rural Women <BR> 7. ICT Framework Used as Women’s Tool for Poverty Alleviation in <BR> Rural Areas of Kenya 99 <BR> Catherine Kathure Kaimenyi (Kenya) <BR> 8. ICT and Women’s Empowerment: A Paradigm Shift <BR> Needed in Outlook 113 <BR> Archita Bhatta (India) <BR> 9. Harnessing the Power of New ICTs for Rural Women in India: <BR> NGO Roles 121 <BR> Jane Schukoske (India) <BR> 10. Women’s Empowerment Gap and Sustainable Development <BR> in Sudan 139 <BR> Hanan Mohamed A. Karim Abbas (Sudan) <BR> 11. Myanmar Women and Girls in ICT 157 <BR> Khin Mar Lar Tun (Myanmar) <BR> 12. Empowering Women Skills in Combating Desertification in Sudan 165 <BR> Maha Ali Abdel Latif and Eiman Elrashid Diab (Sudan) <BR> Part III <BR> Best Practices and Case Studies on Gender Equality and ICT <BR> 13. Country Status Report on ICT Development in Gambia 179 <BR> Bintou Dibba (The Gambia) <BR> 14. Information Technology for Women Empowerment: <BR> The Case of Suvidha Kendras under Mission Convergence 185 <BR> Rashmi Singh (India) <BR> 15. Empowering Women in Developing Countries through <BR> Information Communication Technologies 205 <BR> Geeta Malhotra and Yashpal Malik (India) <BR> 16. Women’s Empowerment through ICT: Case Study of 2 Projects under <BR> Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia 219 <BR> Puspadevi Kuppusamy (Malaysia) <BR> 17. Women in Research and Development Institutions: Case Study <BR> of National Center of Research 233 <BR> Eiman Elrasheed Eltayeb Diab, Migdam Elsheikh Abdel Gani, <BR> Maha Ali Abdel Latif and Gamma AbdELgader Osman (Sudan) <BR> 18. Globalizing India: The Sunshine Sector and its Shadows– <BR> The Call Center Industry: A Case Study 241 <B
