Session 1 covered ‘Women and the Internet: Promises and perils.’ Discussion showed the general lack of information on gender. For example, statistics state that over 90% of the mobile subscribers are internet users although there are no data that represent the gender ratio among the internet users. The panelists pointed out that the statistics also do not reflect the timely representation of the dynamic digital landscape and involvement of women in IT related professional fields. The panelists further described that although the initial pricing of setting up mobile internet (i.e. pricing of SIM card) is within the affordable range of the public, the high incurring cost for internet data usage, lack of free time imposed by domestic and professional duties and nonavailability of women focused content on the internet act as a barrier for the participation of women on the internet landscape of the country. ‘According to the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) standard, affordable internet is where 1GB of mobile broadband data is priced at 2% or less than the Gross National Income per capita (1 for 2’ measure). Although the initial pricing of setting up mobile internet (ie. pricing of SIM card) is less than 2% of the average monthly income, the data usage upkeep cost or the incurring cost of internet usage is not.The pricing for 1 Gb of data being 1,000 MMK pose a substantial burden toward those with basic salary, including women. One of the challenges hindering women's participation on the internet are the risks threatening the safety of the women online - which are the result of the weak enforcement and nonavailability of laws protecting women against harassment and online abuse. Most of the content online is in the Burmese language and little to none of the contents are available in local ethnic languages - contributing to the weak participation of ethnic women on the internet. It was recommended that integration of digital literacy programmes and curriculum in conventional state educational modules can address many of the issues stated above. Session 2 on ‘Media Literacy’ included discussion by news related agencies, academics in journalism, government representatives and UNESCO, and addressed the media landscape on social media, particularly Facebook, the most accessed platform in Myanmar. The behavior of the public in assuming the contents on social media as news sources were emphasized. It was highlighted that there are widespread existence of “yellow” pages or unaccountable and unverified news pages operated and administrated by local personnel. However, the public rarely realize that the pages are operated by personnel lacking capacity in journalism ethics, methods and standards. As the local populace and the general public also relies on the unofficial pages as news sources, it is crucial to train the administrators of the pages in media and information literacy. With the public’s take on social media and unofficial media pages on it as news sources, it becomes a challenge to distinguish between accountable and unaccountable media or imposter media. Multiple pages, including imposter sources, are engaged in widespread mis/disinformation in accordance with their own agendas from political and religious predispositions. Moreover, their reliance on advertisements as major income source also contributes toward lowering media quality in Myanmar. The panelists further described that the accountable media outlets have lesser outreach than the influencers and the unofficial outlets uploading unaccountable news pieces. The misinformative news pieces, designed to shock, appeal to the public with news contents claiming alarming situations, often have more outreach to the public on social media. The challenge is to induce change within the 20 million Facebook users in the country. The situation highlight that media and internet literacy (MIL) capacity building is critically essential for the public more than ever. 12