This document outlines the findings a research report entitled "An Exploratory Study on the Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Women's Organisations: The Asia Study". The research, a joint project of Isis, the Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC) and UNESCAP, reveals how women's organisations in seven countries-India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Mongolia, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea are using the new information and communication tools.
The research reveals that while women's organisations have acquired the technology, their use of this has been less than optimised. It further contends that while women are joining the cyber community and more women's groups now have better and easier access to donors and information on funding agencies, and to information on the regional and international activities of the women's movement, yet the issues of infrastructure availability, costs and know-how, and the ubiquitous question of women's multiple burdens suggest the need for policy changes for women to fully benefit from today's information and communication technologies.
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