SOCINFODO: Fwd: MISTICA: Young Women in ICT

From: Clara Baez <[email protected]>
Date: Fri Oct 17 2003 - 10:05:21 AST

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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 07:01:10 -0400
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From: Daniel Pimienta <[email protected]>
Subject: MISTICA: Young Women in ICT
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 >Subject: Dialogue to Action among Young Women in ICT
 >Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:39:23 -0500
 >From: "Maja Andjelkovic" <[email protected]>
 >
 >Talk to Her: A Dialogue to Action among Young Women in ICT
 >
 >Understanding Challenges, Identifying Needs and Building Communities of
 >Learning
 >
 >For more info and to sign up, please visit:
 >http://groups.takingitglobal.org/ycdogender
 >
 > 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.
 >
 >*~*~*~*~* Discussion Themes *~*~*~*~*
 >� 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 Nvember)
 >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.
 >
 >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

Received on Fri Oct 17 10:07:44 2003