APC WNSP and GKP gender and ICT awards

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) play a growing role in the world’s societies, and have the potential to help disadvantaged groups increase their participation in the civic, social, political, and economic processes critical to achieving change.However, women – particularly women in developing countries – don’t benefit from these new technologies, a reflection of the existing unequal power relations in societies as a whole. ICTs can be used to either exacerbate or transform unequal power relations. ICTs cannot create gender equality, or end poverty, but they can be tools for social action and positive social change.

In 2005, the Gender and ICT Awards focus is on empowerment, specifically ICT initiatives that promote women’s economic empowerment as it relates to development.

The APC WNSP and GKP Gender and ICT Awards aim to honor and bring international recognition to innovative and effective projects by women to use ICTs for the promotion of gender equality and/or women’s empowerment.

Submissions for the 2005 Awards need to be made by April 30, 2005.

Further details and submission form.

The Gender and ICT Awards are sponsored by APC Women’s Networking Support Program (APC WNSP) and the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP).