council resolut novemb equal access particip women men knowledg societi growth innov council european union recal object european union elimin inequ promot equal men women activ lisbon strategi drew attent import equip citizen skill need live work knowledg base societi rais present employ rate women european council brussel march sevil barcelona nice turn welcom strengthen implement coordin follow gender equal gender mainstream european union request employ guidelin address inter alia entrepreneurship gender equal endors object commiss action plan eeurop inform societi address provid workforc kei skill requir knowledg base societi call council ensur citizen equip basic qualif link ict group unemploi women underlin european social model includ fight form discrimin gender equal work underpin transform knowledg base economi job kei social inclus council resolut june scienc societi women scienc invit commiss continu intensifi effort promot role women scienc technolog sixth framework programm council conclus march promot entrepreneurship small firm stress encourag women entrepreneur order creat innov competit firm council conclus adapt busi polici chang environ underlin narrow close skill gap inclus entir potenti labour pool address sever represent women ict workforc council resolut juli social human capit stress address current gender gap access ict relat educ job ict encourag women pursu higher educ studi subject relat inform societi conclus march commiss statu women note focu gender dimens ict essenti prevent advers impact digit revolut gender equal recognis import role gender equal plai context lisbon strategi contribut european union competit dynam knowledg base economi world capabl sustain econom growth job greater social cohes kei role social partner ngo plai reduc gender inequ digit divid underlin foster equal particip men women knowledg societi pai attent skill knowledg societi employ research innov entrepreneurship social region inclus invit member state gener enhanc possibl achiev gender equal econom polit social empower women context widespread ict includ infrastructur recognis women larg consum user ict multimedia promot particip influenc level product research innov integr gender perspect nation polici make ict sector inter alia design implement govern initi ensur earli full particip women context account vulner group area skill knowledg societi evalu increas effort exist polici initi address current represent women ict relat educ inter alia adapt ict educ level account femal student support research women ict inform interest us reinforc initi awar campaign digit literaci cours start earli stage educ aim shape attitud combat neg stereotyp pai specif attent women belong disadvantag group area area employ research innov entrepreneurship develop inter alia structur fund initi aim train women ict entri entri skill labour market exploit ad result public privat partnership involv local commun digit network promot suitabl work organis arrang wai reconcil work famili life men women order combat low represent retent rate women ict sector research technolog develop foster greater particip women research base activ busi tool enhanc innov encourag awar campaign support start up creation ongo develop enterpris women knowledg intens sector equal particip men women polici decis make ict media sector area social region inclus pai specif attent women belong group risk digit exclus order increas particip social work life knowledg societi exploit possibl offer technolog inclus econom develop disadvantag region inter alia improv opportun reconcil work famili life men women telework recognis import establish infrastructur includ broadband connect provid facil equal access women men adequ basic train learn develop remot spars popul area note commit undertaken social partner recommend pai specif attent improv train women men knowledg societi provid equal access increas cooper educ system order eas transit work promot lifelong learn develop famili friendli work organis form men women reconcil work famili life facilit women particip retent ict sector address gender equal knowledg societi corpor social respons invit commiss pai special attent ongo polici initi area specif aspect identifi monitor cooper member state progress field continu analysi factor underli current gap solut includ collect dissemin inform good practic foster develop partnership relev stakehold includ civil societi facilit particip women knowledg societi collabor member state creat unnecessari bureaucrat burden develop collect publish gender disaggreg statist statist relat gender equal aspect knowledg societi report progress women industri research wir initi context research develop innov entrepreneurship oj oj oj doc oj