Press Releases, Media Advisories and Statements

Statement from ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin on International Girls in ICT Day
25 April 2024 - "Our future is digital and we need women to lead it"

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ITU’s Digital Transformation Centres train over 80 000 people – 65 percent are women
22 July 2021 - The Initiative is set to expand in phase 2, applications are open

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ITU Radiocommunication Sector forges ahead with efforts to promote gender equality, equity and parity
30 November 2020 - Network of Women kicks off preparations for 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference

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ITU and Norway launch partnership to support Digital Transformation Centres Initiative
05 November 2020 - New partnership will boost digital skills training for underserved communities in Ghana

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Digital Skills Insights: ITU drives skills debate to help ensure that existing inequalities are not exacerbated, and everyone can profit fully from the benefits of digital transformation
13 October 2020 - New insights call for an urgent need to develop the global skills needed to address new risks, new jobs and new technologies

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ITU and EIF join forces to reduce the digital gender divide in Burundi, Ethiopia and Haiti
07 September 2020 - The joint initiative seeks to leverage tech as a driver of entrepreneurial support for women

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New UN report shows closing the gender divide can save lives in emergencies, including pandemics
06 August 2020 - Digital gender divide is blocking women from becoming equal stakeholders in society, putting entire communities at greater risk

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Declaration on Promoting Gender Equality, Equity and Parity in the ITU Radiocommunication Sector
19 November 2019 - World Radiocommunication Conference recognizes need to accelerate efforts

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New ITU data reveal growing Internet uptake but a widening digital gender divide
05 November 2019 - Some 4.1 billion people are now online, but in developing countries women’s Internet use is falling behind.

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Samoa to host ITU’s global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations
01 November 2019 - Pacific Island Nation strengthens commitment to promoting tech studies to girls & leveraging digital skills to boost sustainable development

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