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CALGARY (LC
for APCNews) - While the Indian government attempts to include gender
on the official agenda in traditional sectors like health and
education, gender within the technology sphere is a relatively new
concept in India and one that government officials are just not ready
to take seriously. They are not convinced by recent findings on the
disempowerment of women into rural e-governance in Chhattisgarh,
India's poorest state, and this has been a challenge for lead
researcher Dr. Anupama Saxena, a political scientist. Saxena tells
APCNews about the struggle to be taken seriously and how the GEM, APC's
Gender Evaluation Methodology (GEM), has given her the credibility and
confidence to tackle policy makers head-on. More
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KAFANCHAN
(Kelechi Michaels for Fantsuam Foundation) - Last year, rural
non-profit the Fantsuam Foundation trained almost six hundred locals in
computing to improve their livelihoods – but only one was a person with
physical disabilities. Now incorporating JAWS – a Job Access With
Speech screen reader – Fantsuam will open their basic and advanced
computer skills classes to people who can't see. More
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MONTEVIDEO
(APC for APCNews) - For four days from March 31, fifteen women gathered
at the Feminist Tech Exchange in the Brazzaville (Congo) Digital
Campus. Participants and trainers alike came from human and
women's rights organisations, the media and politics to learn more
about how to use technology to end violence against women and girls.
APC member Azur Développement was involved in putting on the event
which talked about the hows and whys of blogging, using video, audio
and mobile phones, as well as social networking. The FTX is a part of
the APC's Take Back the Tech! to end violence against women project in
twelve countries. Watch the
video of the event (in French).
NEW DELHI (Osama Manzar for DEF) – South Asia is one of the world’s
largest and fastest growing mobile markets, surpassing traditional
media like television, radio, printed press and newer media like the
internet. And mobile platforms are becoming the natural choice for
extending digital services – SMS and basic voice to smart phones and
enterprise workflow. Mobile is the choice for new content and services.
APC member Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and the Government of
India launches a new award to recognise the best mobile applications in
the region with awards in ten categories. Find out more about the
mBillionth award. More
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