Event: Bridging the Digital and Gender Divides in Myanmar Nationwide Telecommunications Project in Myanmar: Bridging the Digital Gender Divide 09 December 2015 Author / Speaker Robert Lockhart Viswanathan Ramasubramanian Imrana Jalal View File Political and economic reforms have promoted recent development of the telecommunication infrastructure in Myanmar. ADB viewed the Nationwide Telecommunications project as an opportunity to mainstream gender equity in private sector operations, and developed a Gender Action Plan (GAP) with Ooredoo, one of the two companies awarded by the Government of Myanmar with a license to provide telecommunications services on a build-own-operate basis. Ooredoo conducted a number of communication activities to address the key barriers to women’s adoption of mobile technology and meet the GAP targets. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Download Topics Capacity Development Gender Equality ICT