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Inclusion & Empowerment

Diversity | Gender | Justice | Human Rights

This category may entail ICT solutions with high social impact that:

  • support integration of the global information society, empower the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status
  • empowering citizens and stakeholders in public services
  • reduce “digital divides” between technology-empowered and technology-excluded communities
  • Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices in legislation, policies and action in this regard
  • Enhance resilience to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
  • Support mobilization of resources from a variety of sources
  • Ensure access for all everyone to food, education, information, data etc.
  • Strengthen the capacity, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and health risks
  • Reduce discrimination against all women and girls & prevent all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres
  • Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

The above descriptions are suggestions & guidelines, not restrictions.