DIGI is FASHIONABLE

Azerbaijani Women in ICT Club “FEMMES DIGITALES” in co-operation with Ministry of Communications and High Technologies, ADA University – SITE (School of Information Technologies and Engineering), Ministry of Education (tbc) and AMCHAM (ICT Committee),   WoWomen organized the conference:

Conference

DigiGirls of Azerbaijan: what is ICT role in woman life?

Venue:

ADA University 

Date & Time:

23.04.2015 at 16.00-18.00

DigiGirls of Azerbaijan brings together women in ICT, start-ups, girls and women who take interest in ICT to meet each other to inspire and share experiences and best practises. 

Special keywords will be made by representatives of Ministry of Communications and High Technologies, Delegation of European Union in Azerbaijan, OSCE, ADA University, AMCHAM, Founders of Azerbaijani Women in ICT Club “FEMMES DIGITALES”, GoldenPay

FEMMES DIGITALES in co-operation with Ministry of Communications and High Technologies is the partner of Girls in ICT Day in Azerbaijan!

The languages of the conference are: Azerbaijani and English

Overview

A Bright Future in ICTs Opportunities for a new generation of women

The future of the ICT sector is exciting. These are unchartered waters open to creativity, innovation and entirely new ways of working, interacting and learning that should appeal to women and men alike. The Institute for the Future identifies six drivers most likely to shape the future workforce: longer life spans; a rise in smart devices and systems; advances in computational systems such as sensors and processing power; new multimedia technology; the continuing evolution of social media; and a globally connected world. The ICT sector clearly underpins this future.

Increasing participation of girls and women in the ICT, the ultimate goal of the Conference is:

·         to raise awareness on how ICTs can be a long-term solution to promote female employment in Azerbaijan;

·         to initiate and support better collaboration between Public and Private sector stakeholders aiming at the creation of digital jobs at national level;

·         to exchange good practice at national level among participants.

Focusing on the main issues of the Women in ICT policy, the objectives of the Conference will be a common elaboration for the below mentioned key priorities:

·         Strengthen the positions of women in the ICT sector;

·         Promote good practice for career counselling and mentoring to be mainstreamed;

·         Foster the dialogue between women and Universities teaching ICT, ICT companies by promoting the attractiveness of ICT careers among girls and women and strengthening the trust of ICT companies, especially SMEs, in women as employees;

Establish a direct contact with women willing to start/change to ICT careers and assist them in finding relevant stakeholders for their career development.