• Gender and ICT

• Donor: AO Keystone Moldova, ADA, SIDA
• Implementation Country / Region: Moldova
• Duration (years): 1 year
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• Target Groups

• Five universities from Chisinau, Balti, Cahul

• Main Activities

• Study the existing policy documents (international and national legislation and regulations) and international and national studies in the field
  Analyze the existing statistical data at national level disaggregated by gender regarding the number of students in higher education institutions in the field of ICT
  Study from a gender perspective the action plans for 2018 and 2019 of the ministries and partner organizations involved and the budgets allocated for their implementation, focusing on: analysis of budget revenues; cost analysis, final beneficiaries analysis (especially women); cost-benefit analysis and / or budgetary impact assessment.
  Organize a conference for presentation of the monitoring report results and recommendations for improving policy design to address the needs of both women and men in ITC

• Short Description

• ITC is one of most important sector of economy of Republic of Moldova (contributes annually at the formation of GDP by about 11-12% 2019). Considering the demographic prevalence of women in the country and their bigger share among people with higher education, the women need to participate in all spheres of society and economic development, from executive phases to decision-making level. In the same time, the formation of digital competence is necessary to contribute to ITC-related productivity growth and development. Thus, ICT can be both a goal and tool for increasing participation of women in the society and in the workforce.
  Through this project, we aim to evaluate how public policies, budgets and the strategies of higher from Moldova contribute to increasing participation of women in the society and in the workforce through the formation of digital competence.

• Achieved or to be Achieved Results

• To evaluate how public policies, budgets and the strategies of higher institutions from Moldova contribute to increasing participation of women in the society and in the workforce through the formation of digital competence.
  • 1 monitoring report on the development of ITC skills
  • 1 advocacy event for improving policy design to address the needs of both women and men in ITC

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