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Just one month to go to nominate for ITU/UN Women GEM-TECH Awards
Global awards recognizing leaders, organizations & projects using the
power of information & communication technology to promote gender equality
Geneva,
30 June 2016 –
Companies, government offices, NGOs and individuals are urged to get their
nominations in for the annual
Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology (GEM-TECH) Awards,
a joint ITU/UN Women prize recognizing outstanding efforts in using the power of
information and communication technology (ICT) to empower women and girls.
Online nominations
are open until 23:59 EDT on 31 July, and span three categories:
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Applying Technology for Women's Empowerment and Digital
Inclusion:
initiatives related to women’s social, economic, political
empowerment, combatting gender-based violence (both offline and
online), and driving sustainable development.
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Promoting Women in the Technology Sector:
initiatives that promote more gender equality in ICT/STEM
education and careers, especially initiatives where girls and
women are cultivated as creators, developers, leaders and
decision-makers.
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Developing Gender-Responsive ICT Governance:
initiatives focused on new legislation, policy frameworks or
internal corporate strategy to improve women's access,
connectivity, security, digital literacy and citizenship, skills
development and rights.
A
shortlist of nine finalists will be announced at the end of September, with the
final three winners selected by a committee of experts from ITU, UN Women, and a
panel comprising 2015 GEM-TECH winners.
The
awards will be conferred at a prestigious ceremony to be held in Bangkok,
Thailand, as part of the
ITU Telecom World event
(14-17 November 2016).
Join the #GEMTechAwards conversation on Twitter, or
go
to last year’s site
to re-live the excitement of the 2015 GEM-TECH Awards!
For more information, contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations & Public Information, ITU
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