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 Mobile Gender Gap Report 2018 calls for equal access to mobile technologies

October 12, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Women and girls

GSMA released its Mobile Gender Gap Report 2018 as part of its Connected Women Programme to collaborate with mobile operators and other industry stakeholders to address the barriers of women accessing and using mobile technologies. Information presented in the report…

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#SheMeansBusiness program to empower 20,000 women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

October 3, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

Pakistan’s Universal Service Fund (USF) and the Punjab IT Board (PITB) allied with Facebook to expand the #SheMeansBusiness program, which seeks to empower women entrepreneurs with digital skills and knowledge to build and grow their online businesses. This initiative is…

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Three organizations offered digital skills training for women and girls in 30 different communities during Canada’s National Learn to Code Day 2018

October 2, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Women and girls, Youth and children

  On September 22, 2018, Ladies Learning Code hosted Canada’s sixth annual National Learn to Code Day with the support of Accenture and Telus Digital. During this day, the organizers collaborated to provide hands-on digital skills workshops in 30 communities…

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Women in Tech receive scholarships in Dominican Republic

September 24, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls

The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel in Spanish) and the Technology Institute of the Americas (ITLA) awarded certificates for the first 40 participants of the “Women in ICT” program, which provided women with scholarships to study mechatronics, automated manufacturing, multimedia, software…

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G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting results in a declaration to address the challenges of the digital economy

September 20, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Women and girls

In late August 2018, member countries of the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting in Salta, Argentina, released a declaration recognizing the role of different stakeholders in addressing the challenges of the digital economy. In the declaration, there is a section…

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Internet Saathi has provided digital skills training for over 17 million women in Indian villages

September 14, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

Google India and Tata Trusts announced in August 2018 that their Internet Saathi program to raise digital literacy among women in India had already reached over 170,000 villages in 17 states, representing more than 17 million women. According to the…

A practical session on robotics during the coding camp held in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Photo by UN Women. Faith Bwibo.

African Girls Can Code Initiative 2018-2022 to bridge the regional gender divide

September 7, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Women and girls

ITU and UN Women, in collaboration with the African Union Commission launched African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) 2018-2022, which consists of a four-year programme to train and empower girls and young women aged 17 to 20 years old with…

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New Women in IT Engineering program will train girls in Accra, Ghana

August 23, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

The GIMPA School of Technology launched the Women in Information Technology and Engineering (WITE) program in Accra, Ghana. The program was designed to encourage and empower females in junior, senior high schools and tertiary institutions to learn about ICTs and…

38 women graduated from digital literacy and entrepreneuriship programs in Uruguay

August 22, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

Uruguay’s National Public Education Administration (ANEP) through the Council of Technical and Professional Education (CETP-UTU) delivered diplomas for 38 women that graduated from three programs: Barrido Inclusivo, Entre-Costuras, and the Space for Digital Inclusion UTU-Antel. The first program, Barrido Inclusivo,…

Pwani Teknowgalz during Django girls workshop. Picture from TechWeez

Pwani Teknowgalz teaches coding to girls to bridge the gender digital divide

August 14, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Women and girls, Youth and children

An article from Tech Weez introduced Ruth Kaveke, co-founder and executive director at Pwani Teknowgalz a non-profit organization which aims to bridge the gender STEM divide in Kenya. The organization is recognized for training over 800 girls in high schools…

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