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o e o e ecen res nGender Empowerment:
D o t e l e ce n t r e s r e a l l y w o r k
f o r W o m e n ?
Salma Abbasi, PhD ICT ResearcherSalma Abbasi, PhD ICT Researcher
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Chairperson & Founder e WWGChairperson & Founder e WWG
3030thth August, 2007August, 2007
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Back ground Debates on Telecentre Failures
Diversity of Telecentres
Suggested Way forward
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a small room e ui ed
with one or morecomputers and a long-distance tele hone or wireless telephone.
Rogers, E.M., Shukla, P., (2001), The role of telecenters indevelopment communication and the digital divide. Journal of
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development.pdf.)
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the early 1980s in Scandinavia (particularly' '
promoting the use of advanced Information
Benjamin, P. (2001), Does 'Telecentre' mean the centre is far away?
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Information and Communication, Vol 1, No 1
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Roman, R., Colle, R. (2002), Themes and Issues in telecentres Sustainability, Paperno. 10, Working Paper Series, Institute for Development Policy and ManagementUniversity of Manchester, Precinct Centre, Manchester, M13 9GH, UK
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1990s
Isolated pilots, primarily donor funded, often lacking long term sustainability, each trying to deal with
all aspects of telemeters on its own
Led by NGOs and development agencies
Limited services, content, and applications
Challenging policy and regulatory environment
Emergence of networks and telecentre ecosystems
Larger-scale pilots in some countriesincreased Geographical reach
2000-2010New connectivity and hardware technologies and new business and organizational models
Increased involvement of government, the academic community, and the private sector
Broader range of services and applications across sectors
Improved policy and regulatory environment (in many countries)
Fully developed and dynamic telecentre ecosystem at national, regional, and international levels
Large-scale capacity building
Documented socioeconomic impacts (increased economic opportunities, access to health, education,
government services, etc.)
-e -pr m ng pump
Top-down delivery of connectivity and bottom-up approach to the supply and demand of relevant
services
Extensive partnerships and the unbundling of services
An enablin olic and re ulator environment in all but a handful of countries
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Fillip, B. , Foote, D. (2007), Making the Connection: SCALING TELECENTERS FOR DEVELOPMENT, Information
Technology Applications Center (ITAC) of the Academy for Education Development, Washington, DC
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Telecentre initiatives launched
lobally
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e a es on e ecen ree a es on e ecen re
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onl one out of ever one hundred
telecentres are really useful for the localcommunity when they have been set up, in
social change
Dagron, G. (2001), Prometheus Riding a Cadillac? Telecentres asthe romised flame of knowled e Journal of Develo ment
Communication: Special Issue on Telecentres12[2],(http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/commdev/documents/jdc-dagron.doc )
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10 - K D : T l n r F il r
1. North Knows the Best
(Dagron, 2001; Gomez and Ospina, 2001; Heeks, 2002)2. No consideration to community needs
(Dagron, 2002; Heeks, 2002; Rossener, 2006; Osborne, 2007)
3. Exclusion of marginalizedRoman and Colle 2002 Hu er and Sikoska 2003 Harris et al 2007
4. Irrelevant information(Heeks, 2002; Roman and Colle, 2002; Green, 2003)
5. Lack of localized content(Heeks, 2001; Dagron, 2001; Green, 2003; Prasad and Mishra, 2006;Osborne, 2007)
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-6. Illiteracy
(Dagron, 2001; Green, 2003)
7. Inaccessibility by community, , ,
8. Insecure locations
Jor e, 2000; Heeks, 2001; Oestmann and D mond, 2001; Mahmood,2005)
9. Donor funding
, , , ,10. Expensive Services
(Proenza, 2001; Roman and Colle, 2002; Conroy, 2006)
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2. Telemedicine Centres.
4.
Village Phone programs5. gr cu ura e ecen res
6. Fishery Telecentres
7. Business telecentres8. Multipuprose Telecentres
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CENTERS
YOUTHTELECENTRESMULTIPURPOSE
TELECENTRES
TELECENTREVILLAGE PHONE
PROGRAMSBUSINESS
TELECENTRES
AGRICULTURALTELECENTRES
FISHERYTELECENTRES
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e a es on en ere a es on en er
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1. Women are not considered in policy making
, , , ,Singh, 2006; Wanasundera, 2006; Kuga, Rinalia, Cino, 2007 )
2. Illiterac(Huyer, 2002; Green, 2003; Wanasundera, 2006; Conroy, 2006)
3. Discrimination(Markoff, 1989; Alper, 1993; Wanasundera, 2006; Harris,
Yogeesavaran, Lee, 2007 )
. ec nop o a(Koirala, Acharya, 2005)
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5. Lack of Access and Mobilit
(Pichappan, 2003; Gurumurthy, 2004)6. Social and Cultural constraint
(Huyer and Sikoska,2003; Wanasundera, 2006; Walsham et al ,2007)
. (Heeks, 2001; Roman and Colle, 2002; Green, 2003; Osborne,2007)
. (McConnell. 2001; Proenza, 2001; Roman and Colle, 2001;Mahmood, 2005; Conroy, 2006)
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Largely because of the absence of gender-sensitive policies and design rules, many
women are still unable to harness new
technologies to redefine their roles in the
Johnson K. (2003), Telecenters and the gender dimension: an examination
of how Engendered telecenters are diffused in Africa, Graduate School of
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Girls were hesitant to even touch thecomputer since they feared it will explode in
case they make any mistakes. Boys on the other
hand found themselves computer-friendly
Koirala, Acharya, (2005), from access to engagement, communityaccess Centres, UNESCO.
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Lack of computer skills is a severe
accessing the new ICTs
Green L., (2003), Gender-based Issues and Trends in ICT
Applications in Education in Asia and the Pacific
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When literacy became a hindrance,SEWA members found a solution.They learnt video vocabulary
Green L., (2003), Gender-based Issues and Trends in ICTApplications in Education in Asia and the Pacific
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ManyMany parentsparents tendtend toto encourageencourage onlyonlytheirtheir sonssons toto attendattend computercomputer campscampsandand areare willingwilling toto spendspend moremore moneymoney totosendsend theirtheir sonssons toto thesethese campscamps thanthan theirtheir
Gurer,Gurer, DD.. ,, Camp,Camp, TT.. ((20022002),), InvestigatingInvestigating thethe IncredibleIncredible ShrinkingShrinking
PipelinePipeline forfor WomenWomen inin ComputerComputer ScienceScience,, FinalFinal ReportReport -- NSFNSFProjectProject 98120169812016,, httphttp:://women//women..acmacm..org/documents/finalreportorg/documents/finalreport..pdfpdf
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How to make TelecentresHow to make Telecentres
Requirements to ensure womens access toRequirements to ensure womens access to
ICTsICTs
11 Conduct Active OutreachConduct Active Outreach
22 Ensure Financial AccessibilityEnsure Financial Accessibility
33 Ensure Physical AccessibilityEnsure Physical Accessibility
44 Provide TrainingProvide Training
55 Ensure RelevanceEnsure Relevance
66 Build ConfidenceBuild Confidence
77 Enable ParticipationEnable Participation
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orge, . , en er erspect ves on e ecentres, , e ecomAmericas Telecom Development Symposium Communications: Universal
Access and Community Telecenters.
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MSSRF India
Telemedicine Online discision support system
service
Tele fishery ea er serv ces
Water management
New Strategy:
Creating Women managers
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Conroy, c. (2006), TELECENTRE INITIATIVES IN RURAL INDIA:
Failed Fad or the Way Forward?, Natural Resources Institute,University of Greenwich, UK
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- Telecentre run by Womenfor Women
India
e Homemakers
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MalaysiaMalaysia
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- Housewives confectionary,
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considerations are needed for the design U n i q u e H um a n co n s i d e r a t i o n
Relevant useful , local language,
specific services and centres are needed More gender focused research: design,
and services are needed to examine if
Telecentres really make an impact tobridge the Gender Divide
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