Empowering Women in Developing Countries ICT Applications and Benefits
by NAM S
ISBN: 9789351307785
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 9995.00
Biblio : xvii+275p., figs., col. plts., tabls., 25 cm
Author Profile
The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) is an inter-governmental organisation with a membership of 47 countries spread over Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. Besides this, 12 S&T agencies and academic/research institutions of Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, India, Nigeria and Turkey are the members of the S&T-Industry Network of the Centre. The Centre was set up in 1989 to promote South-South cooperation through mutually bene
About The Book
There are several challenges that are currently plaguing the issues of women’s rights in the world. ICT is a major element in personal growth and development of both men and women. It is however observed that the involvement of women in ICT sector is highly inadequate, particularly in the developing nations and there is a ‘gender divide’ resulting in lower numbers of women accessing and using ICT compared with men. At the same time, particularly for women, it could be a highly effective tool in
Table of Contents
Foreword v <BR> Bambang Heru Tjahjono (Indonesia) <BR> Preface vii <BR> Finarya Legoh (Indonesia) and Suman Kapur (India) <BR> Introduction xiii <BR> Prof. Dr. Arun P. Kulshreshtha (India) <BR> Part I <BR> Importance of ICT in Women Empowerment <BR> 1. Empowering Young Women in Developing Countries through ICT: <BR> A Public Health Approach 3 <BR> Suman Kapur (India) <BR> 2. Empowering Science and Technology Communication through <BR> Information and Communication Technology: Program
