Rural women's ICT Egypt

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Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), in partnership with the ICT Trust Fund and local NGOs in the Siwa Oasis (a remote oasis in the midst of the west desert in Egypt), has implemented a local project to help in increasing Egyptian womens access to ICT for local communities. This project, called the "Tabluter", is based on the traditional wooden table known in Egypt as the tablya. The tablutor is a customized ergonomic embedded computer on a table. The embedded computer is a single CPU that runs for four independent users. Each user is equipped with his/her own screen, keyboard, mouse and sound card. The Tabluter is situated in an individual home where IT classes and illiteracy eradication classes are being held. This way, the Tabluter gives empowerment of rural and remote communities, particularly women. It offers a unique chance to gain access to ICT from the comfort and privacy of their homes thus respecting community traditions which has been standing in the way to cross the digital divide and eradicate illiteracy.
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