Engendering Rural Information Systems in Indonesia

There is still a long road ahead before all Indonesian's can benefit from the full potential of ICT. That road seems even longer to rural women. Despite some improvements in access and the rapid deployment of lower cost wireless technologies, not much has changed in rural areas of Indonesia. In...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Rural Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS OF WOMEN ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADULT MEN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE BUSINESS INFORMATION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR WOMEN CITIES CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPUTER LITERACY COMPUTER SKILLS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVES CROPS DECISION MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIGITAL DIVIDE DISEASES DISSEMINATION E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ELECTRONIC MAIL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPOWERING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN EQUITABLE ACCESS EXTENSION FACT SHEET FAMILY INCOME FAMILY RESOURCES FARMERS FERTILITY FISHERIES FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLIES FOREST MANAGEMENT GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER CONCERNS GENDER CONSIDERATIONS GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY GOALS GENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER NEUTRAL GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER RELATIONS GENDER SPECIFIC GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GRASSROOTS WOMEN HEALTH CARE HEALTH WORKERS HOME AFFAIRS HOUSEHOLD INCOME ILLITERACY ILLITERATE WOMEN INCOMES INFORMATION CENTERS INFORMATION FOR WOMEN INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LACK OF CAPACITY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND OWNERSHIP LEARNING LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKETING MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY FOR WOMEN MINISTRY OF WOMEN MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATORY APPROACH PARTICIPATORY PROCESS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR RURAL WOMEN POOR WOMEN POPULATION DENSITY POSTERS PRACTITIONERS PRINT MEDIA PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO RADIO PROGRAM RESEARCH RESULTS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESOURCE NEEDS RESPECT RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL PRODUCTION RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL WOMEN SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SEX SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL WELFARE SUPPORT SERVICES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEENAGERS TELECENTERS TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEDENSITY TELEPHONE ACCESS TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONES TELEVISION TRAINING INITIATIVES UNDP UNESCO UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN CENTERS USER GROUPS WOMEN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/7120108/engendering-rural-information-systems-indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8776

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Summary:	There is still a long road ahead before all Indonesian's can benefit from the full potential of ICT. That road seems even longer to rural women. Despite some improvements in access and the rapid deployment of lower cost wireless technologies, not much has changed in rural areas of Indonesia. Infrastructure in rural areas is limited and existing services are expensive and practically outside of rural women's reach. Women still face enormous barriers and access to communications and information relevant to their realities is very limited. This report provides a gender perspective on the status of ICT in rural areas of Indonesia and presents the main findings of our gender analysis. The discussion is illustrated by case studies (see Appendices on p.42) developed by the core team responsible for the preparation of this report and based on the field research.

Engendering Rural Information Systems in Indonesia

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