English below.
Español, resúmen: entre el 24 de octubre y el 21 d noviembre se realizará un
foro virtual entre mujeres jóvenes de todo el planeta sobre el uso de
tecnologías de información y comunicación. Para más información ver
http://groups.takingitglobal.org/ycdogender
English:
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Talk to Her: A Dialogue to Action among Young Women in ICT
Understanding Challenges,
Identifying Needs and Building Communities of Learning
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For more info and to sign up, please visit:
http://groups.takingitglobal.org/ycdogender
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>From October 24 until November 21st 2003, young women from
across the globe will connect in an electronic forum to
discuss strategies for the integration of gender dimensions
and empowerment of young women and girls at all levels of
the ICT for development field.
Their goals will be to identify challenges, prioritize needs
for support and uncover strategies for building communities
of learning that will allow young women to begin or advance
their engagement with ICTs.
Background documents and case studies will supplement the
discussions by summarizing the involvement of young women and
girls in policy processes such as the World Summit on the
Information Society, and by examining the existing global and
regional communities available to young women in ICT for
development.
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§ Pre-conference: Introductions (24-31 October)
Participants will be encouraged to introduce themselves, their
perspectives on information communication technologies, and
their experiences in using ICT for development. Participants
will also be presented during this time with a background on
the WSIS process and the Action Plan of Youth Creating Digital
Opportunities.
§ Week 1: Supporting young women involved in ICT4D policy-making
(1 - 7 November)
Discussions will focus on why/how young women choose to (or not to)
participate in ICT4D policy processes. Case studies of the WSIS
and CSW Youth Caucus, as well the CSW, will be used to explore what
effective participation in decision-making means for young women
and how it might be fostered.
§ Week 2: Supporting young women involved in ICT4D projects
(8 - 14 November)
Guided by pointed questions, participants will be encouraged to
a) share stories of specific ICT4D initiatives led by young women
and girls, and b) identify strategies for enabling young women
and girls to act as leaders in ICT4D at the grassroots level.
This discussion should touch on the design of support mechanisms
(e.g. internships, mentorships,training, recognition, and
financing) which take the specific needs of young women into account.
§ Week 3: Community and conclusions
(15 - 21 November)
While there have been many initiatives to empower young women and
girls in the field of ICT4D, there has been little visible effort
on a continuous basis to enable these young women act as a community
of learning, supporting each other's ideas and encouraging the
involvement of new girls and young women. This week will help to
assess how a structured community might emerge within the overall
YCDO framework, enabling the continuity of young women's work in the
field.
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For more info and to sign up, please visit:
http://groups.takingitglobal.org/ycdogender
or email Maja Andjelkovic, at [log in to unmask]
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This online discussion is facilitated by
Youth Creating Digital Opportunities (YCDO),
a coalition of organizations committed to
enabling young people to achieve their full
potential in the field of information
communication technologies.
The YCDO Community gathers hundreds of
young people in a variety of contexts, including
the online space at www.ycdo.net
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for Communication Rights in the Information Society (CRIS).
CRIS also has a Latin American regional list at:
http://comunica.org/mailman/listinfo/crisal_comunica.org
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