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Myanmar
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target of 1 GB of data for under 2% of average income.
According to A4AI 2017’s data, 1 GB of data is equivalent to
1.47% of average income.Yet still, more than thirty percent
of Myanmar’s population lives below the poverty line.
Affordability and quality of the internet need to be improved
for universal access. The country’s Universal Service Strategy
is being implemented by the regulatory department, but it
lacks comprehensive programs targeting women.
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and mobile
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Despite improvements
in access and
affordability, women are 28% less likely than men to own a
mobile phone, the primary means of accessing the internet
in Myanmar. While there is no official gender disaggregated
data collected by the government to monitor and evaluate
the status of gender and ICT in the country, this data has
been collected by non-governmental organizations such
as LIRNEasia, MIDO and GSMA, and should inform gender
responsive ICT policymaking.
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There are a few initiatives of the Ministry of Education and
other local and international organizations to train teachers
in ICT for education and to increase women’s participation in
technology related studies and training. However, less than
15% of secondary schools in the country are considered
“Internet ready”, according to UNESCO. Although there are
some ICT skills building initiatives by private sectors and
NGOs such as JICA, Huawei, they should promote more
programs targeting primarily to women and girls.