Section 4 | HERE AND NOW HERE AND NOW: Current Players and Dynamics The political economy of Myanmar operates within a relatively opaque, hierarchical system of decision making and resource flows in which power dynamics are carefully shielded from public scrutiny. It is possible to identify main categories of current stakeholders and actors who play pivotal roles— as enablers or obstacles, champions or spoilers—to addressing the gender digital divide and, in some cases, individuals within those categories. These stakeholders wield both resource-based and non-resource-based influence to varying degrees, as depicted graphically in the matrix below (see figure 16). Figure 16: Stakeholders in the Gender Digital Divide Government Township Admin Dept SW Hluttaw Chief Ministers V/W Admin Dept Alt Ed MoHA/GAD Donors Asia Dev Bank MoE World Bank MoTC UN Dept IT/CS Tatmadaw INGOs USF Private Sector CSOs GONGOs Civil Society Private Sector LEGEND: Each circle simultaneously represents the following aspects of stakeholders in the gender digital divide (GDD): Color = non-resource-based influence (the darker the color, the greater the non-resource influence on GDD Size = resource-based influence (the larger the circle, the greater the resource-based influence on GDD Spacing along axes = degree of current closeness or distance from efforts to address the GDD Note: adapted from MSI’s Advancing Policy and Institutional Change (APIC) framework Ending the Gender Digital Divide in Myanmar: A Problem-Driven Political Economy Assessment | 76