UNCTAD launched a new publication, prepared in collaboration with the ILO, on "Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through Information and Communications Technologies: A Practical Guide" during the 2014 World Summit for Information Society (WSIS) High Level Event on 11 June 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland with participation from UNCTAD, ILO and UNWomen.
Information and communications technologies (ICTs) offer women entrepreneurs new opportunities to strengthen their businesses. Through mobile phones, electronic platforms, radio, TV, blogs and the Internet, women entrepreneurs are reaching out to customers and building their businesses in ways they could not do before.
Women's small businesses are important contributors to economies, particularly in the informal sector. At the same time, institutional and systemic barriers, and legal gender inequalities, as well as socio-cultural norms and practices, often stymie the potential of women entrepreneurship. Effective use of ICTs is helping women entrepreneurs to overcome several barriers.
WSIS webpage on the event and webcast
Photos of the event:
WSIS+10 High Level-Event 2014 - Day 2
UNCTAD at 50, WSIS+10 Consultation and High Level Event, CSTD, May-June 2014
