One example is the “
Public Access to Information and Services Pilot Project,” which the United Nations Development Program initiated in Bhutan in March 2004. One of its key features is an awareness campaign that demonstrates the benefits of public access to information and services. Along with this UNDP pilot project, the Government of Bhutan underscored the importance of ICT and simultaneously conducted a
national ICT awareness-raising campaign.
The
Akshaya project in rural Kerala, India provides an interesting case example. With the goal of creating the knowledge society, the project is centered around multi-purpose community technology centers, equipped with high bandwidth wireless connectivity and run by private entrepreneurs. The centers have a strong e-Literacy program, which allows every household to send one member to the local center to acquire training in the basics of computing. By increasing e-Literacy among citizens, the project supports the roll out of other services in e-Government, e-Health, e-Commerce, and e-Education.
Special Issues Associated with Awareness and Training of Women and Girls
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