List of Acronyms 2G Second-generation digital technology A4AI Alliance for Affordable Internet ADB Asian Development Bank ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CEDAW Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women CSO Civil society organization DfID Department for International Development, Government of Great Britain DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia GAD General Administration Department, Myanmar Ministry of Home Affairs GoM Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar GONGO Government-organized [quasi] non-governmental organization ICT Information and communication technology ICT4D ICTs for Development INGO international non-governmental organization MBAPF Myanmar Book and Preservation Foundation MCIT Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (dissolved 2016) MCRB Myanmar Center for Responsible Business MIDO Myanmar ICT Development Organization MoE Ministry of Education MoTC Ministry of Transportation and Communications (established 2016) MPT Myanmar Post and Telecommunications NESP National Education Strategic Plan NLD National League for Democracy NSPAW National Strategic Plan for the Advancement of Women PEA Political economy analysis SGBV Sexual and gender-based violence SMS Short message service STEM Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics TASCHA Technology and Social Change Group, University of Washington TVET Technical and vocational education and training UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Program UNESCO United Nations Education, Social and Cultural Organization USAID United States Agency for International Development VAW Violence against women and girls WASH Water, sanitation, and hygiene Ending the Gender Digital Divide in Myanmar: A Problem-Driven Political Economy Assessment | 2

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