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32. ICT and gender equity policy: lessons of the Mali telecentres
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dumas, Josephine Helen Ann (author)
- Format:
- Dissertation
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21058
- Journal Title:
- Digital Dissertation
- Notes:
- Posted at: http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/preview/3065880, 211 pages 1.02 MB, There is an urgent need for a better understanding of the interplay of information and communication technology (ICT) and the role of women in facilitating social, political and economic development. This research examines engagement of women with ICT in traditional poor, rural, communities of Mali, a least developed country (LDC). Mali was selected as the focus based on its broadly representative LDC challenges and the availability of locally and internationally collected data. This research applies the theoretical framework of international regime theory and development as freedom theory to help explain how ICT diffusion can be an empowerment tool for women in development. Women of Mali face low literacy rates, high birth rates, high infant and maternal mortality rates, and low incomes. This research found ICT applications facilitated positive change in health, education, politics and the economy in Mali. The relationship between international and national regimes in the process of negotiating problem solutions is particularly important to policy analysis of telecommunications and of gender equity. Policy in each of these areas permeates every sector of society. Challenges, obstacles, solutions and benefits of ICT development with gender equity in Mali can inform policymakers' understanding of ICT diffusion and its benefits to people in LDCs. This analysis was based on a literature review, a survey of existing relevant research studies, a country study and a case study of the Multipurpose Community Telecentre (MCT) model for rural ICT development. The country study includes data and reports from the UNDP, ITU, IDRC, USAID and the World Bank. It incorporates history, policy, existing research, statistical human development data over time, ethnographic data, and reports of other ICT projects in Mali. Analyzed together, these data strongly suggest positive and directional change in Mali during 1990 to 2000, a period of dynamic telecommunications and gender equity policy liberalization. The case study of the MCT in Timbuktu includes baseline communications research, on-site ethnographic research, interviews and the MCT Director's report. The Mali MCT was one of five African pilot projects initially supported by ITU, UNESCO and IDRC funds and developed with national and local community support. The MCT is a social communication center that provides ICT education and services. This research focuses on the MCT as an ICT knowledge gathering and distribution center. Influenced by international regime policies for gender equity, Mali's national machineries have implemented gender equity policy in communication access. Women participated in the design, implementation and operation of this MCT. The community open access design was found to be particularly conducive to ICT development through women's social networking. Research indicates women are keepers of indigenous knowledge systems in cultural communities. Content developed from this local knowledge base can contribute to global knowledge systems, cultural integrity and sustainability as well as to economic development. Conclusions of this study are based on findings that Malian ICT development with gender equity in the context of national and international policy engagement contributed to the positive growth in the political, educational and social sectors.
33. ICT and gender equity policy: lessons of the Mali telecentres
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dumas, Josephine Helen Ann (author / Penn State University)
- Format:
- Dissertation
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: C21061
- Notes:
- 211 pages, There is an urgent need for a better understanding of the interplay of information and communication technology (ICT) and the role of women in facilitating social, political and economic development. This research examines engagement of women with ICT in traditional poor, rural, communities of Mali, a least developed country (LDC). Mali was selected as the focus based on its broadly representative LDC challenges and the availability of locally and internationally collected data. This research applies the theoretical framework of international regime theory and development as freedom theory to help explain how ICT diffusion can be an empowerment tool for women in development. Women of Mali face low literacy rates, high birth rates, high infant and maternal mortality rates, and low incomes. This research found ICT applications facilitated positive change in health, education, politics, and the economy in Mali. The relationship between international and national regimes in the process of negotiating problem solutions is particularly important to policy analysis of telecommunications and of gender equity. Policy in each of these areas permeates every sector of society. Challenges, obstacles, solutions and benefits of ICT development with gender equity in Mali can inform policymakers' understanding of ICT diffusion and its benefits to people in LDCs. This analysis was based on a literature review, a survey of existing relevant research studies, a country study and a case study of the Multipurpose Community Telecentre (MCT) model for rural ICT development. The country study includes data and reports from the UNDP, ITU, IDRC, USAID and the World Bank. It incorporates history, policy, existing research, statistical human development data over time, ethnographic data, and reports of other ICT projects in Mali. Analyzed together, these data strongly suggest positive and directional change in Mali during 1990-2000, a period of dynamic telecommunications and gender equity policy liberalization. The case study of the MCT in Timbuktu includes baseline communications research, on-site ethnographics research, interviews and the MCT Directors' report. The Mali MCT was one of five African pilot projects intially supported by ITU, UNESCO and IDRC funds and developed with national and local community support. The MCT is a social communication center that provides ICT education and services. This research focuses on the MCT as an ICT knowledge gathering and distribution center. Influenced by international regime policies for gender equity policy in communication access. Women participated in the design, implementation and operation of this MCT. The community open access design was found to be particularly conducive to ICT development through women's social networking. Research indicates women are keepers of indigenous knowledge systems in cultural communities. Content developed from this local knowledge base can contribute to global knowledge systems, cultural integrity and substainability as well as to economic development. Conclusions of this study are based on findings that Malian ICT development with gender equity in the context of national and international policy engagement contributed to the positive growth in the political, educational and social sectors.
34. IRRI learns from its rice primer
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Miller, Mason E. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1987-10
- Published:
- Philippines: Organizing Council for International Agricultural Communicators, Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10029
- Journal Title:
- OCIAC Update
- Journal Title Details:
- No. 22 : 2-3
- Notes:
- The OCIAC Update series is maintained in the Agricultural Communications Program records > "International" section > "OCIAC" file., Summary of V.L. Cabanilla and T.R. Hargrove, "The effectiveness among farmers of a farmer's primer on growing rice in two Philippine dialects." Research Paper Series No. 127, February 1987. Manila, Philippines.
35. Ignored voices: the victims, the virtuous, the agents - women and climate change coverage
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sarwono, Billy (author), Ali, Zarqa S. (author), and Eide, Elisabeth (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- International: Nordicom, Goteborg, Sweden.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06846
- Notes:
- Pages 281-295 in Elisabeth Eide and Risto Kunelius (eds.), Media meets climate: the global challenge for journalism. Nordicom, Goteborg, Sweden. 340 pages.
36. Improving access to rural radio by 'hard-to-reach' women audiences
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sibanda, Jennifer (author)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 2001-02-19
- Published:
- International: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Rome, Italy
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 126 Document Number: C18539
- Notes:
- 6 pages; February 19-22, 2001 Rome, Italy sponsored by FAO
37. Improving agricultural extension service for women farmers IFAD approach and experience
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- The International Fund for Agricultural Development
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 1987-10-05
- Published:
- Africa: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19524
- Notes:
- Burton Swanson Collection, pp. 93-119; from "Workshop on improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in reaching rural women in Africa" Harare, Zimbabwe, 5-9 October 1987
38. Improving the level of agricultural extension service support for rural women
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Danida (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 1987-10-05
- Published:
- Africa: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19522
- Notes:
- Burton Swanson Collection, pp. 53-63; from "Workshop on improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in reaching rural women in Africa" Harare, Zimbabwe, 5-9 October 1987
39. Information and communication technology policy imperatives for rural women empowerment: focus on South Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Joseph, Meera K. (author) and Andrew, Theo N. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2009-09
- Published:
- South Africa
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06218
- Journal Title:
- IEEE Conference Publications
- Notes:
- IEEE AFRCON 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.
40. Information communications technologies and violence against women
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hamm, Susanne (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2001-09
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 118 Document Number: C13337
- Journal Title:
- Development
- Journal Title Details:
- <44(3):36-41>
- Notes:
- 6 p.