Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Few strategies of Sidoarjo Regency to decrease digital divide and
Achieve millennium Development goal

ERNY SETYAWATI




Crowded kids queque to see The information mobile
The largest gathering of world leader in the United Nation have decided final summit declaration in September of 2000. The 189 countries that have joined the declaration made specific agenda for reducing global poverty. The agenda listed in Millennium Development Goal.
One of the purpose that listed in Millennium Development Goal is promote gender equality and empower women. Indonesia government through women empowering Ministry try to gain Millennium Development agenda, following by all Regencies and Municipalities in Indonesia .
The mobile preformance

Sidoarjo as one of Regency in East Java Indonesia has dense populated almost 1.869.350. Women population higher than men population ( men 904.644 and women 964.706), has commitment, women must be empowered. The mindset must be changed from children to old women generations. The rural area that spread in 18 Districts, seem lack of infrastructure, telecommunication and far from town, make women is difficult to access information. Lack of information make women,
Lack of knowledge, because of this problem women have problem to educate their children at home.
They will be difficult to make progress in economy live.

The mobile infrastructure

Sidoarjo regency as the industry city that so near with East java capital city, Surabaya , created new innovation. Called Gender information mobile with few facilities as,
Internet access
Basic computer training
library
Audio visual
Puppet stage.
The information mobile will visit 356 rural area every year with complete facilities.
The Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) as one of popular Bank in Indonesia would support two mobile information again with complete internet access in the end of December 2009. This become Social Company responsibility to support poverty people.
The purpose of mobile information can be explained like below,
The specific purpose for women,
Improve women intellectual
To avoid general thinking that mother do not need learning.
Improve women creativity so that finally women can improve their economy.
Give entertainment to women.
Change women view for their family future.

The puppet show

The specific purpose to children.
• Improve the children interest to read much information.
• Improved the children discipline and responsibility
• Give entertainment to children.
• Improve children imagination
• Fulfill information
• Give modern view to children.
The final purpose, why mobile information created. It gives new view that information is needed every time. Information can change of people mind and get a lot of information, building networking, improved economy life and standard of life and change mindset people. The efforts that has been made by Sidoarjo Regency also help digital divide problem, faced by government that must be gained in 2015.

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