[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1135, 286], "category": "Text", "text": "and policies will allow for better synergy between decision-making organisations and CITMA (Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment), as well as greater public awareness of the need for individual actions contributing to resilience to adverse climatic conditions. This action is in line with *Tarea Vida*, which constitutes the Cuba's plan for tackling climate change and disaster prevention by supporting the digitalisation of thematic maps by municipalities, popular councils and human settlements to facilitate action."}, {"bbox": [96, 312, 638, 340], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [96, 339, 1135, 709], "category": "Text", "text": "As per the OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that in line with the Gender Action Plan established by the EU and Cuba's National Programme for Women Advancement (NAP) that governs the institutional mechanisms for steering and coordinating gender equality policies in Cuba, this action addresses the digital gender divide and support female participation in public management to strengthen female political leadership and support women's access to decision-making at all levels of society. Digitalisation is a particular challenge and opportunity for women as it can contribute to improving their living and working conditions in many respects. In this respect, it has to be underlined that women are the majority among the most disadvantaged sections of the population when it comes to digital environments. ICTs can give a major boost to women's economic, political and social empowerment and can contribute to strengthening gender equity in the country. This potential will only be captivated if women are supported to overcome barriers to access and use of ICT and to fully integrate into the information and knowledge society. This is why this programme envisages supporting women in the use of and access to digital tools to access public services and digitalise those services with the greatest impact on female livelihoods. This action builds on Cuba's 3rd National Programme for Women advancement, in particular by:"}, {"bbox": [134, 709, 1134, 763], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Strengthening the mechanisms and professional capacity of public officials to mainstream gender issues in policy-making, programmes and service delivery."}, {"bbox": [134, 763, 1134, 812], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Promoting women's access to and participation in the conceptualisation of the Cuban Economic and Social Model."}, {"bbox": [134, 815, 1134, 869], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. To improve policies that make it possible to promote women, at all levels of decision-making, in particular in the digital world."}, {"bbox": [96, 900, 245, 926], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 926, 1135, 1060], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will also apply the working principles of the HRBA: applying all human rights for all, meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making, non-discrimination and equality, accountability and rule of law for all, and transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data. The action will pay attention to data protection and the right to privacy. It will ensure that data collection, treatment and analysis (as well as reporting) respect the international standards and that data are treated in an anonymous manner."}, {"bbox": [96, 1091, 196, 1117], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 1117, 1134, 1198], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D0. This implies that while tackling disabilities is not in itself an objective, the project's support to digital tools for access to public services, including telemedicine, the action can have a decisive impact on the livelihood of persons with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [96, 1229, 212, 1255], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [96, 1255, 1134, 1362], "category": "Text", "text": "While supporting democratic principles is not the main focus of the action, increasing access to public services and the transparency of the public administration is an important part of the project. In addition, the Action will seek ways to engage with new social actors and in particular with youth, with the objective to enhance their digital skills, employability, capacity to participate to policy and political dialogue"}, {"bbox": [96, 1393, 488, 1419], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [96, 1419, 1134, 1500], "category": "Text", "text": "The action contributes to peace and resilience by supporting access to public services and building up digital systems for the state to be able to provide social protection. This contributes to overall wellbeing and a peaceful society while equally strengthening the resilience of public institutions and public services."}, {"bbox": [96, 1530, 338, 1556], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [96, 1556, 1134, 1637], "category": "Text", "text": "By supporting the production and analysis of statistics and availability of data in general, despite disaster risk reduction not being targeted in particular, it is tackled through strengthening the overall functioning of public institutions and their capacity to analyse, plan, and react for disaster risks."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 20"}]