Regional Symposium on Women and Information and Communication Technology

1. ITU - MCIT Cairo-Egypt 17-19 Dec 2003 Regional Symposium on Women and Information and Communication Technology ICT 4 Women Empowerment Effat El-Shooky VP & Director of Knowledge Program RITSEC

2. Table of Contents • Introduction • Strategy • Holistic Framework • RITSEC Experience • ICT For Women Project • Partnership

3. Introduction Equal Rights Improved Quality of Life Poverty Reduction ICT For Women Awareness Building Full Participation in the Information Society Enhanced Participation in Socio-economic Development Enhanced Participation in Political Development FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS)

4. Strategy: 3E’s E mpowerment E mployment E ducation

5. Holistic Framework Education Employment Pre-School School Empowerment Post-graduate Technical Training Lifelong Learning SME’s Strategies Skill Development Mechanisms Entrepreneurship Job Creation Projects Equal Opportunities Funding

6. RITSEC Experience E mpowerment E ducation E mployment • Kids Program • Regional Information Technology Institute “RITI” • -Learning Global Campus e Global Distance Learning Center “GDLC” • Knowledge & Innovation Global Knowledge Support Program “GKSP”

7. RITSEC Experience E E mployment mpowerment • SME’s • ICDL • Entrepreneurship • Knowledge • Project Management • Call Center E ducation

8. E RITSEC Experience mpowerment • Internet Initiative • Africa Information Society Initiative “AISA” • Arab Child Initiative • - Learning Initiative e E mployment E ducation

9. ICT For Women Project Learning Support Centers Beneficiaries Courseware Content Providers Country A Inst. A Infrastructure Country B Inst. B Country C Inst. C Management Content LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

10. Partnership Government Specialized Agencies Civil Society Organizations International Organizations Private Sector Entities Academic Organizations

11. Thank You