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Considering that underdeveloped countries are less financially able to achieve progress on this
issue,

Aware of the need for girls to be able to access technology from early in their education in
order to address the problem of the gender digital divide,

Desiring to solve this issue with member States as a united front,

Expecting all nations to recognize the magnitude of the issue,

Confident that the issue will be solved in time,

Aware of the economic impact solving the issue would have on the world,

1. Proposes the creation of an organization, under the authority of the United Nations, to
collect obsolete, but functioning technical equipment offered by organisations that

use advanced technologies, including ITU's partners, or even from individuals, in order
to :
a. Redistribute them to schools lacking technical equipment in less developed
countries targeted by UNESCO,

b. Ensure that girls in vulnerable situations have access to ICTs as soon as they start
school, so that they can master their use;

2. Encourages accessible, operational, and integrated use of information and
communications technology by:
a. Incorporating digital skills into primary and secondary curricula, and ensuring

that women have equal access to education opportunities, through the
equipment of libraries with computers,
b. Integrating the creation of optional courses with a focus on technology, from

early on in primary education, by creating optional classes in computer science,
in order to empower women through technology and widen their perspectives
regarding the use of ICTs;

3. Suggests that member states create a nationwide index that measures the level of
digital inclusion across their country, and measure digital inclusion by gender, on the
basis of:

a. Whether women and girls can access ICTs, as measured through:
i. The frequency of Internet access, the number of internet sites visited,
and the number of access points,

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