ICTs and Women’s Political Participation
ICTs can be potentially used to foster wider political participation. Look here for inspiration and examples of how women around the world used ICTs to change their societies.
Webinar on the use of ICTs to empower women in politics
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April 22, 2014
Webinar on the use of ICTs to empower women in politics
Join us on April 30th, 2014 at 9 am EDT for an inspiring webinar on the use of ICTs to empower women in politics. NDI will tell us a bit about their Survey “The use of ICTs for women in politics”, Ms.
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Join us on April 30th, 2014 at 9 am EDT for an inspiring webinar on the use of ICTs to empower women in politics. NDI will tell us a bit about their Survey “The use of ICTs for women in politics”, Ms.
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iKNOW Politics first webinar on the use of ICTs to empower women in politics
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Join us on April 30th, 2014 at 9 am EDT for an inspiring webinar on the use of ICTs to empower women in politics. NDI will tell us a bit about their Survey “The use of ICTs for women in politics”, Ms. Oyungerel, Member of Parliament in Mongolia, will share her experience during the “Women CAN Campaign” and Ms. Danya Bashir Hobba, a Libyan activist and Executive Director for “Social Media for Change”, will show us the power of social media in reshaping societies.
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Join us on April 30th, 2014 at 9 am EDT for an inspiring webinar on the use of ICTs to empower women in politics. NDI will tell us a bit about their Survey “The use of ICTs for women in politics”, Ms. Oyungerel, Member of Parliament in Mongolia, will share her experience during the “Women CAN Campaign” and Ms. Danya Bashir Hobba, a Libyan activist and Executive Director for “Social Media for Change”, will show us the power of social media in reshaping societies.
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Singing & Social Media to Empower Kenya’s Rural Women
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This project empowers rural women in Kenya to engage with (county and national) government and participate in budget making and the prioritisation, monitoring and implementation of development activities. This will improve government accountability and responsiveness. It combines tech and non-tech solutions to address low participation by women in decision making.
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This project empowers rural women in Kenya to engage with (county and national) government and participate in budget making and the prioritisation, monitoring and implementation of development activities. This will improve government accountability and responsiveness. It combines tech and non-tech solutions to address low participation by women in decision making.
Information and communications technologies for women's economic empowerment and poverty reduction
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April 21, 2014
Information and communications technologies for women's economic empowerment and poverty reduction
Archived webcast of CSW58 side event organised by UN Women with guest speakers from the Government of Canada, Microsoft, UNDP, ITU and Nielsen.
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Archived webcast of CSW58 side event organised by UN Women with guest speakers from the Government of Canada, Microsoft, UNDP, ITU and Nielsen.
Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
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April 21, 2014
Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
UN Women 2014 inforgraphic on women in science and technology.
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UN Women 2014 inforgraphic on women in science and technology.
Building Digital Bridges MoST's Vision of the Information Society
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April 21, 2014
Building Digital Bridges MoST's Vision of the Information Society
The past decade has demonstrated in countless ways the transforming effects that information and communication technologies (ICT) can have on the way we live, learn, work, play, and interact with the people and institutions around us. The ICT revolution has had an impact perhaps even more p
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The past decade has demonstrated in countless ways the transforming effects that information and communication technologies (ICT) can have on the way we live, learn, work, play, and interact with the people and institutions around us. The ICT revolution has had an impact perhaps even more p
Digital Divas: Women, Politics and the Social Network
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April 21, 2014
Digital Divas: Women, Politics and the Social Network
In the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama emerged as the champion of new media by using social networking tools in innovative ways to turn on and turn out young voters.
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In the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama emerged as the champion of new media by using social networking tools in innovative ways to turn on and turn out young voters.