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f) Promote the participation of female beneficiaries in the planning and
implementation of computer! internet initiatives from the initiation phase to
the implementation phase.
g) Build ICT systems around women's areas of concern/needs, to enable the
production and delivery of applicable information systems that are relevant
to the women.
h) Promote the use of a combination of technologies, such as the computer
and related services (i.e. e-mail and the internet), wireless technology (i.e.
the radio), satellite technology, traditional media communication technology
(e.g. video), and discussion groups, to share and disseminate information.
i) Establish local telecentres with female technicians and personnel on staff,
preferably using existing local infrastructure - local development institutions
like schools or even churches.
j) Encourage and support the use of local languages in sharing and
disseminating information.
k) Explore the potential of developing the capacity of women's NGOs in
order to deliver and support ICT use on a long-term basis.
10.3.7
Encourage electronic networking among women scientists
a) Female African scientists should be encouraged to establish their own
networks and link up with international networks.
b) As natural resource managers and producers of much of the
subsistence food in Africa, women's concerns should be carefully conSidered
in the development of these information systems.
c) Facilitation of regional and international links with other groups active
in these theme areas, including the many electronic initiatives of African
women expatriates abroad, and of women in other parts of Africa.
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