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Can E-Commerce &use of ICT’s help Rural Women of Can E-Commerce &use of ICT’s help Rural Women of Balochistan to fight Poverty?Balochistan to fight Poverty?
Jan Muhammad Balochistan University of
Information Technology and Management Sciences
Quetta, [email protected]
Sadique Ahmed BugtiBalochistan University of
Information Technology and Management Sciences
Quetta, Pakistan
Khalid Qazi MengalDepartment of Communication and Information Technology
University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
The 4th International Workshop on Frontiers of The 4th International Workshop on Frontiers of Information TechnologyInformation Technology (FIT 2006)(FIT 2006)20th –21st December, 2006, Islamabad, Pakistan
Problem Statement
Introduction of Web Smart Spaces
Related Work
Proposed Solution
Used Methodology
Conclusion
Future Directions
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
The rural women of Balochistan facing perpetual cycle
of poverty, social exclusion and low bargaining power
to sell their handmade items
The handmade goods (handicrafts) taken by
middlemen on very cheep rates
Lack of skills, no awareness about use ICT’s to help
them in finding international markets.
Problem StatementProblem Statement
What is SolutionWhat is Solution
Use of ICT’s, E-commerce and Use of ICT’s, E-commerce and Web portalWeb portal
?
What is Web Portal?What is Web Portal?
A platform with numerous elements that:A platform with numerous elements that:
help and enable these rural women to present
their products and services with photos and
descriptions on the internet. information and guidance to start small information and guidance to start small
business and contains useful links for rural business and contains useful links for rural
women.women.
Related WorkRelated Work
International Fund for Agriculture Development International Fund for Agriculture Development
(IFAD)-supported programme(IFAD)-supported programme
• The rural women in Latin America and the The rural women in Latin America and the
Caribbean are selling shampoo, textiles, leather Caribbean are selling shampoo, textiles, leather
goods and other handmade products over the goods and other handmade products over the
internet, through aninternet, through an
The Seelampur Community ICT CentreThe Seelampur Community ICT Centre
• An ICT learning centre for girls and women An ICT learning centre for girls and women
located in a high-density, low-income area in located in a high-density, low-income area in
India's capital New Delhi. India's capital New Delhi.
Related Work (Contt)Related Work (Contt)
The First Mile ProjectThe First Mile Project
The majority of poor people in Tanzania live in rural The majority of poor people in Tanzania live in rural
areas, and most are small farmers for whom agriculture areas, and most are small farmers for whom agriculture
is the only way out of povertyis the only way out of poverty
Proposed SolutionProposed Solution
The use of ICTs to help rural women of Balochistan in overcoming The use of ICTs to help rural women of Balochistan in overcoming
perpetual cycle of poverty, perpetual cycle of poverty,
Building their capabilities and vocational skills.Building their capabilities and vocational skills.
A web portal is proposed which will help and enable these rural women to A web portal is proposed which will help and enable these rural women to
present their products and services with photos and descriptions on the present their products and services with photos and descriptions on the
internet.internet.
Through online chat rooms and forums, rural women can have their Through online chat rooms and forums, rural women can have their
questions answered about market accessquestions answered about market access
Used MethodologyUsed Methodology
The proposed web portal can be developed with the help of provincial IT/Social Welfare Department and maintained centrally by any of social welfare organization working for human resource development in the province.
1. Development & Launching of web portal 2. Training of youngsters for use of ICTs 3.3. Online chat-rooms and discussionsOnline chat-rooms and discussions
Phase-IPhase-I
Development & Launching of web portalDevelopment & Launching of web portal The proposed web portal initially launched and owned by The proposed web portal initially launched and owned by
any of the above mentioned NGO’s and then linked to any of the above mentioned NGO’s and then linked to
provincial/country web portalsprovincial/country web portals.. The social workers from these organizations will help the The social workers from these organizations will help the
rural women to submit Digital photos and description of rural women to submit Digital photos and description of their products their products
The potential customers for these handicrafts The potential customers for these handicrafts can contact the administrator and then to the can contact the administrator and then to the relevant rural women for purchase of items.relevant rural women for purchase of items.
Phase-IIPhase-II
Training of youngsters for use of ICTsTraining of youngsters for use of ICTs Large number of youth both male and female Large number of youth both male and female
remain jobless and become burden over their remain jobless and become burden over their families.families.
This addresses two issues at a time: This addresses two issues at a time: one the capacity building and job opportunities for young one the capacity building and job opportunities for young
men & women men & women the access of rural women to use ICTs for the the access of rural women to use ICTs for the
showcasing their products.showcasing their products.
Phase-IIIPhase-III
Online chat-rooms and discussionsOnline chat-rooms and discussions
In this phase women can trained and directly In this phase women can trained and directly
involved in the use of ICT.involved in the use of ICT. A web portal will enable rural women to make A web portal will enable rural women to make
direct contacts with the potential national direct contacts with the potential national
and international customers through email, and international customers through email,
chat rooms and forums.chat rooms and forums.
ConclusionConclusion
WWe proposed a web portal as a test bed e proposed a web portal as a test bed
for use of e-commerce and ICT’s to help for use of e-commerce and ICT’s to help
rural women to fight poverty.rural women to fight poverty.
Social welfare organizations e.g. NGOs Social welfare organizations e.g. NGOs
can help these rural women to access this can help these rural women to access this
web portal.web portal.
Future WorkFuture Work
Youngsters of these areas can be given basic
training of ICT to help these women in
marketing their products
Provision to poor rural women the facility
of mobile van service.
ReferencesReferences1. Government of Balochistan, http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/New%20Folder/geo.htm
2. Abdul Wadood, Journey Towards Emancipation, SEHER Publication, 2002.
3. Ali A. Naqvi, Demystifying, Learning, Struggling, Overpowering the Myths of Information Technology
through Human Resource Development, CIRN 2005
4. Jo Rhodes, Can E- Commerce Enable Marketing in an African Rural Women's Community Based
Development Organization?, Informing Science Journal, Special Series on Community Informatics, Vol. 6,
2003
5. Women entrepreneurs go global with e-commerce, Fighting Rural poverty, the role of ICT, Key Facts by
IFAD
6. Putting ICTs in the hands of the women, Stockholm Challenge Award 2006
7. Yousaf Haroon Mujahid, “Digital Opportunity Initiative for Pakistan”, The Electronic Journal on Information
Systems in Developing Countries, EJISDC (2002) 8, 6, 1-14
8. The First Mile Project First Mile Project http://www.firstmiletanzania.net/ ‘Communication and learning for
better market linkages’