A non-government organization is working to involve civil society organizations in the formulation of government information and communications technology (ICT) policies.
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) recently started conducting validation workshops on four ICT-related subjects that it said affect civil society. These are open source software use in education, locating the points of the “digital divide” among different community sectors and gender issues in ICT.
FMA executive director Allan Alegre said the workshops are meant to get feedback from groups that traditionally do not play a role in ICT policy formulation.
“These are your consumer groups, trade organizations, family help groups, even the media and religious organizations -- people who will be the direct beneficiaries of any ICT policy. We want them to get involved in creating these policies just like what they would normally do when it comes to traditional policies,” Alegre said.
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