In Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as in other regions, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly recognized as a powerful instrument for reducing poverty, promoting good governance, and facilitating sustainable human development. This report represents a joint effort by UNDP and UNIFEM to draw attention to the less known, yet equally powerful, potential of ICTs as a vehicle for advancing gender equality. The report however emphasizes that this potential cannot be realized if ICT policies and tools are gender blind and if ICT as a growing sector in our modern world remains pervasively male dominated.
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