MOBILE PHONES, INTERNET, AND GENDER IN MYANMAR
MOBILE PHONES, INTERNET, AND GENDER IN MYANMAR
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Annexes
Annex 1: GSMA Digital Skills Framework criteria
Criteria
LEVEL 1:
SET-UP
LEVEL 2:
SEARCH AND
NAVIGATE
LEVEL 3:
CONSUME AND
EVALUATE
LEVEL 4:
CREATE AND SHARE
LEVEL 5:
CONFIGURE AND
MANAGE
Description
This includes acquiring and using a data plan, setting up internet access on a phone
and downloading applications and services (e.g. Facebook), and signing up for these
services and applications.
This refers to the ability to search and navigate within a mobile internet service or
application. For example, this could involve searching for contacts on WhatsApp or
Facebook. At a more advanced level, users would be able to apply the search and
navigation skills learned in one service to other, unfamiliar services. For example, a
user who can search for friends on Facebook should also be able to search for content
on Google or YouTube.
At a basic level, a user would understand there are different sources and types of
content on the internet (e.g. understand the differences between advertisements,
crowd-sourced comments, and news articles). At a more advanced level, the user
would be able to discover new and useful services, applications and information, and
then determine the extent to which they can trust this content
This refers to a user’s ability to create tailored content for an online interaction and
then share that content with a particular audience. For the purpose of this study,
we adopted a broad definition of the term ‘content creation’ to include messaging,
as well as posting on an online forum (e.g. posting status updates on Facebook or
commenting on news items). At a more advanced level, a user would be able to create
content for a broader audience, not just for one’s own social network.
This skill includes the ability to update settings and preferences for one or more
internet services (e.g. adjusting privacy settings on Facebook). At a more advanced
level, it includes the ability to configure new services and applications independently.
The ability to manage multiple digital identities and critical risk factors related to
internet use, such as privacy and harassment, are also a part of this skill.
Source: GSMA. (2015). “Accelerating Digital Literacy: Empowering women to use the mobile internet”. http://www.gsma.com/connectedwomen/wp-content/
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