ICTs: Women, free software, copyrights,… forgotten by Mauritanian legislators and decision-makers

Fatma Mint Elkory Oumrane takes a look at the progress Mauritania is making in encouraging open accessⁱ to materials, its copyrightⁱ regime and how these impact on women. She examines the role of women as ICTⁱ graduates and looks at how the governmentⁱ is helping overcome the various digital divides - and the large amount of work that remains to be done.