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The paper highlights specific measures that could be incorporated into ICT policy in developing countries to ensure gender equality.

The paper emphasises the importance of gender disaggregated statistics and indicators in informing national and global ICT policies.

The document is a synthesis of the results of the Virtual Seminar Series on gender and ICT, and online forum for exchange of research-based knowledge and information.

BRIDGE’s Cutting Edge Pack on Gender and ICTs consists of two components: the Overview Report and the Supporting Resources Collection.

This paper was published in 2003 as background material in preparation for the WSIS. It asserts that gender considerations need to be an integral component in policymaking.

The paper is a survey and brief analysis of various research studies and publications done on gender and ICTs between 1998 and 2001. The author identifies women’s lack of participation in ICT policymaking and production as one of the key issues to consider in bridging the gender digital divide.

The e-primer is intended to help policymakers define a framework for the appropriate and effective use of ICTs in educational systems.

The annual UNCTAD report analyses, from a development perspective, recent trends and advances in information and communication technologies (ICT), such as e-commerce and e-business, and examines their applications in developing countries.

Compendium of ICTs activities and projects carried out by various UN agencies in preparation for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

The training curriculum provides regulators and policy makers through specialized training that will assist them to effectively integrate gender perspectives in telecommunications policy.