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Women's Organizations and Their Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Caucasus and Central Asia Region: An Exploratory Assessment
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| Author(s):
Social Development Division (SDD), UNESCAP
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| Economic Sector(s):
(1) Advancement of women |
| ESCAP Reference
No.: ST/ESCAP/2142 |
| Division/Office:
Social Development |
| Published Date:
October 2001 |
| Country:
{Non-country Specific Publication} |
| Hard Copy Price:
N/A
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| To promote women’s and women’s groups’ full participation in a rapidly changing global information society, there is a need to identify the current situation of women’s groups with respect to ICT use in order for them to be able to take advantage of these new technologies to promote their causes and missions. This publication explores the needs and opportunities for women’s groups of ICTs for utilization as a development tool. The results of this research, including preliminary conclusions and recommendations, can be used as an awareness-raising tool for policy makers, NGOs and donors on the linkage between ICTs and women’s empowerment, as well as for suggestions for technical assistance. |
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- Regional Overview: The Caucasus and Central Asia
- The Soviet legacy
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Civil society development
- Women's organizations and donor support
- Country-Level Studies: The Caucasus
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Country-Level Studies: Central Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Women's Organizations and Their Use of ICT: Survey Results
- The survey process
- Survey limitations
- Basic data on women's organizations surveyed
- ICT resources and sources of financing
- ICT usage patterns
- Barriers, benefits, and success stories of ICT as tool for empowerment
- Preliminary Findings and Recommendations
- ICT as a tool for empowerment
- Barriers to ICT use
- ICT solutions
- Recommended follow-up activities
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