The Information communication and technology: the millennium tool for entrepreneurial empowerment of women

Fred  Orobator; Idehen Joan Osaretin

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss11.1859

Authors

Fred Orobator

College of Education
Idehen Joan Osaretin

College of Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss11.1859

Keywords:

Information communication and technology (ICT), entrepreneur, empowerment, women empowerment

Abstract

This paper is focused on Information Communication Technology as the millennium tool for Entrepreneurial Empowerment of women. It also highlighted the diversity of information communication and technology, indicators of empowerment. Little success has been achieved in the empowerment of women in Nigeria despite efforts of government and public organisations .This paper identified information communication technology as the missing- link in the education enterprise that should be giving a priority in order to achieve the desired success in the entrepreneurial empowerment of women in Nigeria .The writer recommends among others that there should be public-private partnership to make possible innovative approach in the training of women entrepreneurs in ICT through the sponsoring of e-learning initiatives or peer-peer informal learning strategies for women entrepreneurs.

Author Biographies

Fred Orobator, College of Education

Department of Adult Education
Idehen Joan Osaretin, College of Education

Department of Adult Education

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