COAIM 2002

Gender and Agriculture Information Management

Welcome

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Gender and Agriculture Information Management

1. Gender and ICTs (SDW/SDRE)

2. Gender-Disaggregated Data for Agricultural Decision-Making (SDW/ESS)

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COAIM 2002

Gender and ICTs

Clare O’Farrell Sophie Treinen

COAIM 2002

• Importance of Gender and ICTs

• Integration of Gender and ICTs in All Policy

• What FAO is Doing …

• Recommendations to Plenary

Contents

Gender and ICTs

Definitions

ICTs> Electronic or digital

technologies for the storing, processing, transferring of information & communication

Gender and ICTs

Recognition of Gender and ICTs

• 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• 1975 - 2000 World Conferences on Women

• 1996 World Food Summit

• 2000 Millennium Goals

• 2001 UN ICTs Task Force

• 2003 - 2005 WSIS

United Nations

• Gender Divide

• Rural Divide

• Digital Divide

Importance of Gender and ICTs

Divides

“Development projects that take gender into account are more likely to achieve their objective than those that do not”.

Nancy Hafkin Formerly UNECA Ethiopia

Importance of Gender

“For communication to give voice to rural women they need access to communication channels and media as well as the knowledge and skills to use them.”

Voices for change, FAO 1999

Importance of ICTs

• Addressing Gender issues addresses poverty

• Communication essential to poverty alleviation

• ICTs are instruments for poverty alleviation

Importance of Gender and ICTs

In other words

Cross cutting nature

Gender Information and Communication

ICTs

Inclusion in all rural development activities

Integration of Gender and ICTs in all Policy

Mainstreaming

• Gender and Development

• Communication for Development

• Rural Digital Divide

Comparative Advantage in

FAO Strengths

Integration of Gender and ICTs in all Policy

• Gender and Development

Plan of Action (2002-2007)

• Strategy for Action

Role of Information

Framework

What is FAO doing…

Projects

• Gender, Biodiversity & local knowledge LinKS

What is FAO doing…

• Convergence of new and old technologies

Internet & Radio

What is FAO doing…

Networking

What is FAO doing…

• Collaborative network Dimitra

• Documentation – Publications

• Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy

What is FAO doing…

• Methodologies

- Field Studies

- Distance education

- SEAGA

• Workshops - Consultations

What is FAO doing…

1. Women (Rural) want to be part of information society

2. Enabling environment

(sensitization, policy and legislation)

3. Concrete activities

(infrastructure and applications,

capacity building, sustainable models)

4. WSIS (engendering themes)

Know How 2002

Kampala 2002 Declaration

What is FAO supporting…

Funding for Cross Cutting issues

• Gender• Information and Communication• ICTs

COAIM 2002

Recommendations

Specifically for

• Policy Formulation (YOU can help today)• Research, Case Studies• Publications, Training Manuals & Guidelines • Continue Workshops and Networking• Don’t forget offline communities - rural radio, listening groups traditional media

COAIM 2002

Recommendations

Integration across all Policy of

Gender Information and Communication

ICTs

COAIM 2002

Recommendations

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