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ITU/UN Women GEM-TECH Award nominations close in 1 week!

Global awards recognize the power of information & communication
technology to promote gender equality

Geneva, 25 July 2016 – There’s just one week left for companies, governments, NGOs and individuals 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. They span three categories:

  1. Applying Technology for Women's Empowerment and Digital Inclusion: initiatives related to women’s social, economic and political empowerment, combatting gender-based violence (both offline and online), and driving sustainable development. 
  2. 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.
  3. 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
telephone +41 22 730 6135
tel +41 79 599 1439
email sarah.parkes@itu.int  
 

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