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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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