WOMEN’S RIGHTS ONLINEREPORTCARD
INDONESIA
Measuring Progress,
Driving Action

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INDONESIAOVERALL SCORE:
SCORE:

40%

SCORE:* According to the most recent ITU data, which was used for all
country scorecards to ensure comparability. However, researchby the Indonesian ISP Association and University of Indonesia
suggests this could be an underestimate.

Y6At around 1.4% of average monthly incomes for 1
GB of data, Indonesia has met the A4AI “1 for 2”
affordability target. In addition, public access viatelecenters and public wifi is slowly increasing.
However, there is a significant gap between urban
and rural areas in ICT infrastructure, access andaffordability.

DIGITAO R DA BILIT

Only 20% of women have Internet access.* While
this figure increases to 31% among poor women inJakarta, few who are connected use the Internet toexpress views (5%) or find critical information about
their rights (26%).

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552% of Indonesia’s secondary schools are connectedto the Internet. Some Community Learning Centers(adult/youth education centres) also provide accessto computers and Internet. However, teacher training
on using ICTs is still limited.

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3There are organisations that educate communities,
particularly youth, on health topics by providing
information and services via phone, SMS, and online.
However, the benefits have not fully reached women
living in rural and/or poor areas. Less than 1% ofwomen have access to mobile banking services.

SCORE:

3

The government has actively supported awarenessraising initiatives on privacy and safety. However, law
enforcement officials lack training and resources todeal with ICT gender-based violence, and blocking
and filtering of allegedly “harmful” content without
due process is cause for concern. A draft data privacy
law is under consideration.

CLOSING THE GENDER GAP: A 5 POINT ACTION PLAN
1

INTEGRATE GENDER TARGETS INTO THE NATIONAL ICT PLAN. Set concretetargets for gender equity in ICT access, with adequate budget for programmes. These targets should also
be monitored with timely data collection. Indonesia is already one of the few countries to collect basicgender-disaggregated data on Internet use and should now expand this effort into other key ICT indicators.

2CREATE PUBLIC ACCESS AND DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES. Createand implement specific policies to promote free or low-cost public Internet access in public spaces. Ensure
the sustainability of such initiatives by ensuring adequate budget and resources. Public access should also
be coupled with digital education for all users on privacy and safety online.

3

SUPPORT WOMEN TO ACCESS, USE AND CREATE INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES.
Improve existing strategies to encourage increased access, training and use of the Internet for womenand girls. Women should be encouraged to pursue careers in technology, with concrete targets for gender
equity in this area.

4FOCUS ON RELEVANT CONTENT AND SERVICES FOR WOMEN. Complete information
about women’s legal rights, reproductive and sexual health rights, and services available to victims of gender
based violence should be made available on Web-powered ICT platforms.

5END ONLINE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. Create and implement balanced policies that define
and penalise ICT-based and online harassment, while respecting rights to freedom of expression, especiallyrights of women and other minority and marginalised populations. Training for law enforcement officials
should be a top priority, while successful initiatives to educate young people on online self-awareness,
privacy and safety should be scaled up.

PROJECT OVERVIEWThe United Nations recently
made gender-equitable access toinformation and communications
technologies (ICTs) central to the
Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), which set the global
development agenda until 2030.
Why? ICTs are powerful. They can help todeliver improved healthcare, quality educationfor all, financial inclusion, more accountable
government, and much more. In adopting theSDGs, all countries have pledged to prioritise
universal Internet access, and to use ICTs toempower women.
But much hard work lies ahead if weare to translate this vision into reality. A
formidable gender gap in Internet access,digital skills and online rights exists - our
Women’s Rights Online research shows that inmany communities, women are 50% less likely
than men to be online and 30-50% less likely
to use the Internet for economic and politicalempowerment. Women face many barriers including high costs, lack of know-how, and ascarcity of relevant and empowering content as well as social and legal obstacles to speaking
freely and privately online.
The Web Foundation and partners have
prepared these gender audits to help countries
assess what they need to do to overcome thegender digital divide. ICT Watch has taken
the lead, in consultation with other national
stakeholders, on identifying concrete steps
that government can take in the next year toaddress the challenges and gaps identified.
We hope that this report card and action plan
will spark debate and galvanise policy change.

A NOTE ON METHODOLOGY:
We based our scores on 14 simple indicators for which reliable empirical evidence exists,and grading was done in the second quarter of 2016. See the accompanying overview
for a description of the indicators and sources used. A full methodology is available on
our website.

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