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WIGSAT is a consulting group whose guiding principle is that women should have the opportunity to make full, active, informed and creative contributions to the science and technology-based knowledge society. They should be able to benefit from its advantages equally with men, including access to and use of technologies and full participation in innovation systems.
It works with an international network of collaborators, partners and clients in three programme areas – Technology for Development, ICT for Development, and Science, Technology and Innovation Systems – to:
- Produce reports on major issues relating to global gender dimensions of ICT, technology and innovation systems
- Engage in policy analysis and research
- Develop gender assessments of policy and programming in ICT, technology and innovation systems
- Encourage knowledge networking among a wide range of stakeholders.
WIGSAT is a member of the Steering Committee of the International Task Force on Women and ICT. The ITF is a consortium of global leaders and practitioners formed to create synergy in efforts to increase women's full participation in ICTs: from engineering and software, to access and use, to literacy and leadership. The network promotes communication and information exchange; increased sharing of research, knowledge and resources; development of a series of collaborative activities; and promotion of recommendations for policy and programming.
WIGSAT provides services to donors and development agencies in the area of gender, science and technology for development, with a special focus on information and communications technologies. Activities include policy research and assessment, project monitoring and evaluation, and development of knowledge maps and knowledge resources in various topics relating to women's participation in the knowledge society. It also acts as a broker or disseminator of information and resources.