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If women's NGOs have access and connection in urban areas, does this automatically mean that their grassroots partners have the same access? What is the environment surrounding women's access and utilization of ICTs? What kind of ICT training and networking will promote women's advancement?

These are some of the questions that the book This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. attempts to address. Culled from a wider regional study on women's use of ICT that was carried out by Isis International-Manila, Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (UNESCAP), the book assesses the extent to which women's groups use ICTs in seven countries - India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, south Korea and the Philippines.

Contents
INTRODUCTION
1
Beijing, 1995 - The Landmark Year for Women and ICT
1
Women's Use of ICT for Communication, Advocacy and Lobbying
2
The Beijing Plus Five Review Process
2
The Need for Baseline Data on Women and ICT in Asia
2
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
4
Present Studies Reflect a Class and Regional Bias
4
Negative Effects of ICT
4
A Need for Feminist Discourse on Women and ICT
5
Gender Issues Regarding ICT
5
Barriers to Women's Full Participation in ICT Arena
5
Use of ICTs by Women's Organisation
6
Key Issues in the Debate on Women's Use of ICTs
6
THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND METHOD
9
THE MACRO CONTEXT
12
The Economy and the ICT Sector
13
Development of the Telecommunications Sector in Asa
14
The Internet
16
Human Resources
17
THE SURVEY FINDINGS
21
The Survey Repondents
21
Profile of the Women's NGOs
23
Use of Access Devices to the Internet
25
Extent of Computerisation
26
Managing Electronic Mail
27
Connectivity
28
Information Dissemination and Recipients
29
Usefulness of the Internet
30
Use of the Internet Tools
31
Use of E-mail
31
Mailing Lists and Discussions
32
World Wide Web
33
Skills Development and Training
34
Donor Assistance in Using ICT
37
Barriers to Using ICTs
37
Overcoming Barries
39
Banefits of Using ICTs
39
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
41
Urban Bias
41
Limited Access
42
Collaboration and Networking
42
Under-utilisation of ICT
43
Exclusion Due to the Non-Usage of English
43
Inadequate Skills
44
Gender and Psychological Barriers
44
Serious Lack of Resources
44
Disparity of Resources
45
Need for Gender-Fair State Policies
45
Image Enhancement, Outward Orientation
45
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
46
Macro Policies
47
Training and Skills Development for Women's Organisations
47
Research and Documentation
48
REFERENCES
49
ANNEXES
52
Focal Points
52
Respondents
53
URL of Sampled Organisations
56
Sample Websites
57
ICT Questionnaire
78

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