Utilization of Information Communication Technology in research and activities for Gender and Women's Studies Japan Sweden and Thailand

该研究项目是关于在日本性别和妇女研究领域以及相关教育和社会活动中应用和利用信息通信技术，以促进两性平等社会。对泰国和瑞典进行了国际比较。日本在信息和通信技术方面存在性别差距，特别是在信息和通信技术知识和商业活动的专业高级水平方面。另一方面，越来越多的妇女将利用信息和通信技术开展不分性别的活动、教育和学术研究。地方政府和非政府组织工作人员也注意到代沟、城市和地方差距。信息和通信技术的优点是以低成本迅速收集和传播信息，并超越社区和国家。违法行为是侵犯隐私、色情信息增多、女性性行为商品化的现象日益严重。对免费培训机会的需求很高，尤其是老年人和在家的妇女。在泰国，通信费、个人电脑和软件的高成本减缓了信通技术的利用。只有城市中受过高等教育的人在使用，尽管他们之间的性别差距很小。就瑞典而言，通过政府在国家之间应用和利用信息和通信技术的政策，基础设施已经建立起来。结果是性别平等和广泛传播。通过联合国，信息和通信技术得到高度评价，并将通过性别中立的信息和通信技术政策促进消除数字差距的政策。

The research project is on the application and utilization of information communication technology in the area of gender and women's studies and related education and social activities in Japan for the gender equal society. International comparison was done on Thailand and Sweden. Gender gap is noted in ICT in Japan especially in professional advanced level of ICT knowledge and business activities. On the other more women are going to utilize ICT their activities in gender neutral activities, education and academic research. The generation gap, the urban and local gap is also noted by local government and NGO staffs. The merit of ICT is the speedy information collection and dissemination with low cost and beyond communities and states. Demerit is violation of privacy increase of pornographic information and commercialization of women's sexuality are increasing. The need of free training opportunity is high especially among seniors and women at home. In Thailand, the high cost of communication fee, PC and soft slow down the utilization of ICT. Only urban highly educated people are utilizing, though the gender gap is small among them. As for Sweden, infrastructure is well established through the governmental policy for the ICT application and utilization among nation. The result is gender equal and wide spread. Through United Nation, ICT is highly evaluated and digital gap elimination policy is going to be promoted through the gender neutral ICT policy.