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--- country-profiles:guide [2019/05/02 15:45] – [Cooperatives] updated cooperative section otd_wiki
+++ country-profiles:guide [2019/05/29 11:56] – [Gender] renamed to Inclusion otd_wiki
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 The page is organised according to the categories that are expected within each country profile.  In each category you will find key questions you should be seeking answers to, suggestions of where to find information, and examples of good practice in the various categories from around the world.
-The wiki is also designed to capture some of the information as fields in a database that will allow for some comparative analysis across countries. These fields are entered below the wiki in the form fields and are displayed in the wiki page as a variable. Items highlighted like <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">this</btn> below represent structured data stored in a database field. Database fields can be exported to spreadsheet, CSV, or JSON format.
+The wiki is also designed to capture some of the information as fields in a database that will allow for some comparative analysis across countries. These fields are entered below the wiki in the form fields and are displayed in the wiki page as a variable. Items captured in the database are displayed in a table, as in the above. Database fields can be exported to spreadsheet, CSV, or JSON format.
 <callout type="question" icon="true">In each section below, you will see questions you should be asking to find out more</callout>
 <callout type="success" icon="true">Examples of good practice are identified with a checkmark like this</callout>
-^                ^ Name                       ^ Acronym                          ^ URL                     ^ Contact ^ Twitter ^
-| **Regulator**  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Name of Regulator</btn>  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Acronym</btn> | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">website</btn> | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">contact email</btn>   | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">twitter account</btn>  |
-| **Ministry**   | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Name of Ministry</btn>  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Acronym</btn>  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">website</btn> | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">contact email</btn>   | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">twitter account</btn>  |
-| **Universal Service**   | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Name of USAF</btn>  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Acronym</btn>  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">website</btn> | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">contact email</btn>   | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">twitter account</btn>  |
-| **Spectrum Agency**   | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Name (if different)</btn>  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">Acronym</btn>  | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">website</btn> | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">contact email</btn>   | <btn size="sm" icon="glyphicon glyphicon-edit">twitter account</btn>  |
 ===== National Policy =====
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-===== Gender =====
+===== Inclusion =====
-Internet access is an effect magnifier that can amplify access to education, markets for business, and strengthen and increase social connection.  Unfortunately that same magnifying power can amplify negative outcomes.  Care needs to be take to understand how access to communication is changing society and in particular gender relations.  Any network initiative should take into account disparities in access to, design of, participation in, and control of communication networks.
+to be re-drafted
+<del>Internet access is an effect magnifier that can amplify access to education, markets for business, and strengthen and increase social connection.  Unfortunately that same magnifying power can amplify negative outcomes.  Care needs to be take to understand how access to communication is changing society and in particular gender relations.  Any network initiative should take into account disparities in access to, design of, participation in, and control of communication networks.
 Some places to start with this include looking for gender-disaggregated national statistics on communication network access as well as any research into gender and ICTs in your country.
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   *  number of men in senior management at regulator  ''regMen''
   *  number of women in senior management at regulator ''regWomen''
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   * [[https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/uganda-s-ict-laws-from-a-gender-perspective.pdf | Uganda's ICT Laws and Policies from a Gender Perspective, 2016]]
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 ===== Resources / References =====
-  * Other relevant web resources, reports, analysis.
+This last section is optional and can be used to point to additional national resources or information that is relevant to community networks and/or small-scale operators that is not captured in the above categories.
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 == Coding examples ==
-This could be used to frame specific questions that should be asked
+Within the wiki you can use this special formatting comments to highlight particularly important information, relevant examples or questions that should be asked.
 <callout type="tip" icon="true">This could be for hints / tips / tricks on finding information, what to look for etc.</callout>