ITU Regional Workshop on “ICTs for Women's Empowerment in the Arab Region” Kuwait, 5-6...

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ITU Regional Workshop on “ICTs for Women's Empowerment in the Arab Region”

Kuwait, 5-6 Oct. 2011

E-Women in BahrainCase Examples and Recommendations

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A Modern Woman For A Better Future

2 mins

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Bahrain's Success Stories- Yahya Al Ansari and Hessa Ali Hussain-The Inventors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBxCnCoxswE3 mins

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Bahraini's Success Stories - Azizah Salman- Vision and Imagination

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amUZkT8Gx-A&NR=1

3 mins

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Women and ICT Expectations

Health

Education Social

Economic LegalInfrastructure

and Environment

IndustryLeadership

6 mins

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Recommendations to Policymakers

• Take gender consideration into account• Debate the gender gap through national and

international forms• Develop nontraditional approaches for women

empowerment in ICT to increase access and use of ICT

2 mins

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Recommendations to Policymakers

• Development and design of e-content .• Enhance the women Leadership and power in

ICT.• Increase ICT literacy for women in villages

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Final Word Woman to Woman

Women should not wait for policymakers alone to bridge the ‘digital divide’ but rather take action through ICTs to access information sources and engage in the communication processes to achieve their socio-economic development goals.

2 mins Ref: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WOMEN’S SOCIO-ECONOMICEMPOWERMENT

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In the FutureArab Women Gateway

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• Dr. Salma Alderazi

• Email: salma123alderazi@gmail.com• Mobile: +973-39691677• Work Tel: +973- 17 589980• Fax: +973 -17 583330

My Contact

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Thank you

Name and title of the presenter Mail address