{"id":78561,"date":"2021-02-18T16:19:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=78561"},"modified":"2021-02-18T16:19:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:19:38","slug":"women-pivotal-to-socio-economic-development-and-bridging-digital-divide-danbatta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/women-pivotal-to-socio-economic-development-and-bridging-digital-divide-danbatta\/","title":{"rendered":"Women pivotal to socio-economic development and bridging digital divide-  Danbatta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has emphasized the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">important role played by women in the country\u2019s socio-economic and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">political space while underscoring the need to empower them in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an enabler for social<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">change.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Danbatta stated this while delivering a goodwill message at a webinar<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">organised by Zinari Communications Limited with the theme:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMainstreaming Rural Women Enterprise Development into Digital Economy<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Initiative: The Opportunities, Strategies and Constraints,\u201d which held<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">According to Danbatta, who was represented by the Head, Online Media and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Special Publication, NCC, Grace Ojougboh, there is no doubt that women<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">have been historically central to socio-economic and political<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">development of any nation and stressed the need\u00a0 for nations to focus<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">more on how ICT can be leveraged for increased empowerment for women.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He said: \u201cThere has been a general concern that unless the gender divide<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">between men and women is specifically addressed, there is a risk that<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">ICT may worsen existing inequalities between women and men which could<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">create new forms of inequality.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHowever, if the gender dimensions of ICT in terms of access and use,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">capacity-building opportunities, employment and potential for<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">empowerment are explicitly identified and addressed, ICT can be a<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">powerful catalyst for political, economic and social empowerment of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">women, and the promotion of gender equality.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He advocated increased collaboration between public and private-sector<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">stakeholders toward advancing gender equality and women empowerment,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">notably by encouraging young women and girls to pursue studies and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The EVC said the Commission will continue to play a front-seat role in<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">driving the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Strategy document (NDEPS), 2020-2030; the Nigeria National Broadband<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025 and similar policies aimed at increased<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">connectivity to all the citizens to bridge gender digital disparity.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Danbatta said the Commission constantly provides the necessary<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">infrastructure that will guarantee ubiquitous access to telecoms<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">services through the implementation of these policies while listing<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">other initiatives undertaken by the Universal Service Provision Fund<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">(USPF), all aimed at boosting connectivity and provision of ICT tools<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">among citizens, regardless of gender, across the length and breadth of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Nigeria. 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