This e-Primer looks at information and communications technology (ICT) for development through a gender lens.

According to Marcia J Bates, professor at UCLA, "Information behaviour is the currently preferred term used to describe the many ways in which human beings interact with information, in particular, the ways in which people seek and utilize information.” How do we find the information we need?&nbs

Technology defines our era. In the past few decades, numerous innovations—including ever-shrinking computers, mobile phones, and alternative energies—have been introduced in homes and workplaces, changing the way we live, how we work, and what we’re able to do.

iKNOW Politics Presentation for the World Movement for Democracy, April 14, 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The study, published by the United Nations Development Programme, has developed an analytical framework that focuses on the three core functions of Parliaments - legislation, representation and oversight - and establishes links between them.

In India’s rural e-governance initiative, 33% of local government seats are reserved for women.