Dear Friends, Here is another great telecenter resource! Thanks and enjoy, Janet (Feldman, [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Title: Telecenters and the Gender Dimension: An Examination of How Engendered Telecenters are Diffused in Africa Graduation Year: 2003 View Thesis: http://cct.georgetown.edu/thesis/KelbyJohnson.pdf Abstract Telecenters have become an important component to development programs that seek to narrow the digital and knowledge divides that exist throughout the world. Despite the proliferation of telecenters throughout Africa, women continue to be cut off from essential info- communication resources that could improve their lives. This thesis examines the relationship between gender differences, telecenter design and women's accessibility to information and communication technologies (ICTs). By examining how these elements interact in the context of the diffusion model, this thesis suggests that the incorporation of the gender dimension into telecenter designs can enhance the diffusion of engendered telecenters, thereby increasing women's access to ICTs and improving their ability to contribute to the evolution of Africa's information society. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
