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Gender assessment of selected e-business and strategies in Asia

This paper presents a study on gender and e-business in Malaysia, the Philippines, Korea and Thailand. It offers a comparative gender analysis of the level of infrastructure development and ICT, the level of recognition of gender issues in general and in relation to ICT, and the capacity for e-business development.

The study finds that gender-sensitive ICT policies must be applied to e-business given the rapid integration of ICTs into the business environment.

It also provides recommendations for developing a gender-responsive e-business environment. These policy recommendations are based on the experiences of the four countries, and aim to reduce the digital divide in three areas:
- Information Technology access gap
- Information Technology application gap
- Information Technology creation gap

 

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