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c. Non-Governmental Organizations
NGO’s play a significant role in agitating for change in the decisionmaking process locally and globally. New policy initiatives, rules and
regulations are shaped as a result of extensive lobbying and campaigns
on behalf of collective interest to influence a way of life.
Key stakeholders and lobby groups advocate for the reformulation of
policy. As the world adjusts to technology as a way of life, work will
evolve, and thus NGOs contribute to the identification of information
that will empower, educate and inform key policymakers to initiate a
new cycle of decision-making.
NGOs agitating for digital inclusion can create awareness on the
barriers that impede women from participating equally in the world of
work. Tailoring measures such as legislation and policy documents that
will address this disparity and will allow women to take up opportunities
in this automation era.
The increasing influence of NGOs can be witnessed through drafting.
They can provide expert knowledge and evidence on the value proposition on women seizing opportunities in the technological space, they
can propose solutions, and they can consult key stakeholder dialogues
for input towards creating targeted policy documents.
Draft legislation should be open to input and public participation by
different stakeholders, including NGOs. The consultations will allow
for varied opinions and views before laws are enacted to allow for
transparency and accountability.
One of the key roles of NGOs is the implementation of policy
measures that will ensure women access digital platforms to reskill,
ascend the career ladder and access the internet to phase into the automation world. Monitoring and evaluation, which is core to implementation,
will show progress and whether we adhere to the measures and increase
the representation of women in the technology-intensive fields.
12.7 Conclusion
The importance of diversity in the oil and gas and mining industries
cannot be overstated. Companies that promote inclusivity/diversity have
391
c. Non-Governmental Organizations
NGO’s play a significant role in agitating for change in the decisionmaking process locally and globally. New policy initiatives, rules and
regulations are shaped as a result of extensive lobbying and campaigns
on behalf of collective interest to influence a way of life.
Key stakeholders and lobby groups advocate for the reformulation of
policy. As the world adjusts to technology as a way of life, work will
evolve, and thus NGOs contribute to the identification of information
that will empower, educate and inform key policymakers to initiate a
new cycle of decision-making.
NGOs agitating for digital inclusion can create awareness on the
barriers that impede women from participating equally in the world of
work. Tailoring measures such as legislation and policy documents that
will address this disparity and will allow women to take up opportunities
in this automation era.
The increasing influence of NGOs can be witnessed through drafting.
They can provide expert knowledge and evidence on the value proposition on women seizing opportunities in the technological space, they
can propose solutions, and they can consult key stakeholder dialogues
for input towards creating targeted policy documents.
Draft legislation should be open to input and public participation by
different stakeholders, including NGOs. The consultations will allow
for varied opinions and views before laws are enacted to allow for
transparency and accountability.
One of the key roles of NGOs is the implementation of policy
measures that will ensure women access digital platforms to reskill,
ascend the career ladder and access the internet to phase into the automation world. Monitoring and evaluation, which is core to implementation,
will show progress and whether we adhere to the measures and increase
the representation of women in the technology-intensive fields.
12.7 Conclusion
The importance of diversity in the oil and gas and mining industries
cannot be overstated. Companies that promote inclusivity/diversity have