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Media and ICT Caucus Statement at the Asia-Pacific High-Level Meeting on Beijing + 10

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:02:31 +0100

Media and ICT Caucus, APNGO Forum] - The Media and ICT Caucus wish to state from the outset our reaffirmation of the commitments of the BPFA and the Cairo Programme of Action, and their Plus 5 documents.

Women's infocom groups form Media and ICT Caucus, reaffirm Beijing Platform

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:54:43 +0100

The following is a report from the Asia-Pacific Women's Watch onsite report of the B+10 Intergovernmental High Level Meeting organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia Pacific. Daily reports from the HLM will be available through the APWW-mailing list, and will also be made available from the APNGO-Forum website at http://ap-ngo-forum.isiswomen.org

Women's infocom groups form Media and ICT Caucus, reaffirm Beijing Platform

A Gender-responsive Information Society: A Priority in the Asia-Pacific Beijing +10 Agenda

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:33:38 +0100

A Gender-responsive Information Society: A Priority in the Asia-Pacific Beijing +10 Agenda

Gender and ICT Policy Advocacy: implications for the women's movement

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:04:27 +0100

Achievements: The Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 is generally regarded as a watershed in understanding of information technology as a powerful tool that women could use for mobilization, information exchange, and empowerment. Beijing was also the first international conference at which substantive issues relating to women, information and communication technology were debated, albeit somewhat on the margins of the core agenda.

Profile of an ICT Champion: Sara Hlupekile Longwe

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:03:23 +0100

Sara Hlupekile Longwe is a Zambian, a grassroots mobiliser, critic and author of the Longwe Framework for Gender Analysis. She has contributed greatly towards the women's movement in Africa, as well as to the feminist movement globally. She sees herself as a radical feminist activist and she believes that ICTs can be used to win gender struggles in Africa.

Capacitación del Proyecto TRICALCAR – Tejiendo redes inalámbricas comunitarias para América Latina y el Caribe / Región An

Erika — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:59:10 +0100

El primero de tres talleres en América Latina se llevará a cabo en valle de Chancay-Huaral, Perú del 16 al 21 de Julio de 2007.

Proyecto TRICALCAR: mujeres tejiendo redes inalámbricas comunitarias en América Latina y el Caribe

Erika — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:53:37 +0100

Entre las actividades del proyecto se encuentra la realización de tres talleres, uno en Perú en julio de este año, otro en Argentina al finalizar el 2007 y finalmente otro en México a principios d

La Declaración Know How México 2006: Tejiendo la Sociedad de la Información: Una Perspectiva Multicultural y de Género

Erika — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:25:08 +0100

Preámbulo

The Mexico 2006 Know How Declaration - “Weaving the Information Society: A Gender and Multicultural Perspective”

Erika — Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100

After five days of workshops and plenaries focussed on the digital divide and information society, the Know How Community issued this declaration calling on all sectors of society to close the gendered digital and non-digital divide, and ensure that women and girls are able to exercise their right to communicate and generate, repackage and disseminate information in such a way that they have full access to information and knowledge that will transform their lives and allow them to enjoy their fundamental human rights.

Preamble

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