Archived Newsroom • Media Advisory |
|
Celebrate Girls in ICT Day with ITU
Join the
ITU team and special guests for a day of tech-oriented activities
Geneva, 15
April,
2013 – With
the number of schoolgirls opting to study technology-related disciplines on the
decline in most countries worldwide, ITU is committed to championing the
catalytic role a tech career can play in creating exciting, far-reaching
opportunities for women and girls.
ICT jobs
are consistently ranked among the top 20 careers with the best pay and best
long-term prospects, and the technology industry remains one of the world’s most
robust sectors, creating strong ongoing demand for young tech professionals.
To help
inspire girls to consider a future in technology, ITU established ‘Girls in ICT
Day’ back in 2010, and supports the global organization of activities every year
on the fourth Thursday in April. Global momentum around Girls in ICT Day
continues to grow, with 1,300 events held by governments, the private sector and
NGOs in 87 countries in 2012 reaching over 30,000 school-age girls, and around
100 countries are expected to hold events this year.
To celebrate this important day, journalists are invited to join ITU staff on
April 25 for a
programme
of workshops and inspiring discussion with local schoolgirls aged 13-17.
|
What:
|
‘Girls in ICT Day’ at ITU
|
|
When:
|
08:30am - 14:30pm, 25 April, 2013
8:30-9:00 Registration and coffee (please bring
photo ID or UN press badge), + welcoming remarks
by Philippe Metzger (ITU Telecommunication
Development Bureau)
9:00-10:00 Guided tour of ICT Discovery
10:00-11:20 Workshops on mobile app development
and web coding
11:30-13:00 Workshops on Flash video game
development and video production
13:00-14:30 Informal lunch with female ICT
professionals, including the chance to chat to
students and speakers.
|
|
Where:
|
ICT Discovery Museum, 2nd floor,
Montbrillant building, ITU headquarters, Place
des Nations, Geneva
|
|
Who:
|
Around 80 girls from schools in the Geneva area
(including France voisine), with ITU technical
staff and other experts.
|
Registration to attend this event is essential. Journalists are requested to
confirm their attendance to
pressinfo@itu.int
by close of business Tuesday 23 April. If you do not have a UN media
badge, please ensure you bring photo ID with you in order to obtain a Visitor
badge.
Follow the event on Twitter at @ITU #GirlsinICT. The full story of Girls
in ICT Day 2013 is being curated at
http://storify.com/ITU/girls-in-ict-day-2013
and through ITU’s campaign Facebook page
www.facebook.com/TechNeedsGirls.
Photos from
event will be available for download from ITU’s Flickr site at:
www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/sets/72157633221090112/
For more information on this
event please contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations & Public Information, ITU
|
Nicolas Jammes
Coordinator, International
Girls in ICT Day
|
|
Note for media:
please register in ITU’s video newsroom for access to broadcast quality footage
and news packages at
http://www.itu.int/en/newsroom/Pages/videos.aspx
About ITU...