How can the perceived gender neutrality of egovernance be overcome? Due to the technocratic vocabulary and direct private sector involvement, egovernance is generally not perceived as an area of governance reform or public administration. Gender equality advocates are still unsure about how ICT-mediated transformation can dovetail with the ambitious steps in law and policy for governance reform in general. The egovernance opportunity for gender equality is in the potential for policy to effect foundational changes to existing power structures. To go this direction however requires a strong understanding of how new social equations are born out of the ICT based re-engineering process.
ICTs need to be embedded in ongoing policy efforts to promote women's access to entitlements; community monitoring and social audit; financial inclusion and access to banking; right to livelihood; participation in local planning; right to information and local community action for transparency and accountability. Having an overarching policy on egovernance that is led by the IT department is imperative. While mainstream efforts and innovations will continue and can provide new generation alternatives for integration and convergence, the National Mission for the Empowerment of Women, must become the champion for women's empowerment and gender equality through egovernance, providing the technical guidance for how best to serve the cause of gender and social justice when IT meets governance.
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How can the perceived gender neutrality of egovernance be overcome? Due to the technocratic vocabulary and direct private sector involvement, egovernance is generally not perceived as an area of governance reform or public administration. Gender equality advocates are still unsure about how ICT-mediated transformation can dovetail with the ambitious steps in law and policy for governance reform in general. The egovernance opportunity for gender equality is in the potential for policy to effect foundational changes to existing power structures. To go this direction however requires a strong understanding of how new social equations are born out of the ICT based re-engineering process.
ICTs need to be embedded in ongoing policy efforts to promote women's access to entitlements; community monitoring and social audit; financial inclusion and access to banking; right to livelihood; participation in local planning; right to information and local community action for transparency and accountability. Having an overarching policy on egovernance that is led by the IT department is imperative. While mainstream efforts and innovations will continue and can provide new generation alternatives for integration and convergence, the National Mission for the Empowerment of Women, must become the champion for women's empowerment and gender equality through egovernance, providing the technical guidance for how best to serve the cause of gender and social justice when IT meets governance.
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