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Table of Contents
Features
Transforming Rural India
Rajesh Jain
ICTs for poverty reduction
Richard Gerster, Sonja Zimmerman
Administration in the digital age
Sanjay Jain
Computers to schools
Fredrick Noronha
Rendezvous
ICTs for development
Leading the movement
Information empowers women
The WiFI opportunity
Columns
Awards, Insight, What's on, In Fact
 

Pune, May 30 - June 02, 2003

Information empowers women

The International Conference on Empowering Women Through Information and Knowledge: From Oral Traditions to ICT held in the verdant environs of the Mahindra United World College of India in Paud, Pune, provided a rich variety of ideas and experiences. The Conference was an unparalleled opportunity for scholars, researchers, information professionals, policy makers and activists to meet and interact. It was an opportunity for over 120 participants from 21 states of India and 17 international delegates from 13 countries to exchange ideas and develop communicative networks.

The extensive intellectual and creative inputs were extremely stimulating and created a strong synergy of ideas. The emerging perspectives from diverse disciplines ranging from social sciences, information technology, women’s studies, literature, engineering, home science, management, culture studies, library and information science, education and several other allied fields pointed to new areas of research, action, training and networking. Additionally, the presentations focused on a range of techniques and strategies for the communication and transmission of information and knowledge across the boundaries of time and space. These included oral traditional modes, mass media such as the print, radio, TV and the emerging electronic media.

The extensive intellectual and creative inputs were extremely stimulating and created a strong synergy of ideas. The emerging perspectives from diverse disciplines ranging from social sciences, information technology, women’s studies, literature, engineering, home science, management, culture studies, library and information science, education and several other allied fields pointed to new areas of research, action, training and networking. Additionally, the presentations focused on a range of techniques and strategies for the communication and transmission of information and knowledge across the boundaries of time and space. These included oral traditional modes, mass media such as the print, radio, TV and the emerging electronic media.

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