Every effort must be made to make sure that the digital gender gap does not grow and that women are not left behind. An essential policy must be to invest in basic and higher education, as well as in technology training. In many developing countries access to education and technical training is restricted to a minority of the population. Policies must be in place to provided mass access to education and technical training to enable developing countries to take full advantage of the possibilities presented by the information revolution. Additionally, in order to handle the increased flow of information, ICT companies, countries, regions and international organizations must address the issue of how to increase bandwidth on a global level.
Technological innovation is but one additional tool.
It must be emphasized that democratic transition and enhancement is a dynamic process with many social, cultural and political factors to be addressed. The use of ICTs to promote democracy is but one method and should not be pursued in place of the more traditional processes without adequate reflection upon the potential outcome. The industrialized countries must support e-government initiatives. Policies for Governments and Parliaments E-government initiatives in both industrialized and developing countries are useful tools to deliver services, enhance citizen participation, and promote communication and information exchange. They should be encouraged and supported.