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Gender and National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policies in Africa

Gender and National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policies in Africa

Stella E. Igun
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466636071|ISBN10: 1466636076|EISBN13: 9781466636088
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3607-1.ch018
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Igun, Stella E. "Gender and National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policies in Africa." Technology, Sustainability, and Rural Development in Africa, edited by Blessing Maumbe and Julius J. Okello, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 284-297. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3607-1.ch018

APA

Igun, S. E. (2013). Gender and National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policies in Africa. In B. Maumbe & J. Okello (Eds.), Technology, Sustainability, and Rural Development in Africa (pp. 284-297). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3607-1.ch018

Chicago

Igun, Stella E. "Gender and National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policies in Africa." In Technology, Sustainability, and Rural Development in Africa, edited by Blessing Maumbe and Julius J. Okello, 284-297. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3607-1.ch018

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the importance of incorporating gender aspects into the national ICT policies in Africa. The mention of gender issues in national ICT policies in Africa is still very scanty (where they exist). Many countries in Africa have no clear gender aspects incorporated into their national ICT policies. The chapter focuses on the imperativeness of ICTs to the livelihood of women in Africa, the need and urgency of increasing and encouraging women participation in all aspects of ICTs. The enactment and implementation of ICT policies and strategies targeting women population in both rural and urban areas is inevitable. Thus, status of gender inequality of ICT in Africa, strategies geared towards addressing gender inequalities in ICT in Africa and gender and ICT perspectives were discussed.

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