Objective of the meeting

In this context, the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is organizing a side-event on the Network of Women for WTDC-21 (NoW4WTDC21) at the ITU-D RPM-ASP, a dialogue organised with the aims to:

  • build, in the medium and long term, a community where female delegates support each other, expand their network, advocate and share experience and knowledge;
  • promote the active participation of women in the activities of the ITU-D sector and ITU in general;
  • give visibility to women and empower them for larger responsibilities in their respective delegations, at WTDC-21 and in future similar platforms; and
  • encourage experienced delegates to mentor fellow female ICT professionals in order to create a stronger base for women in the digital space.
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Provisional Agenda

​14:00-14:07 Bangkok time

Welcome remarks

o Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director of ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

o Special address

o Doreen Bogdan-Martin​​, BDT Director, International Telecommu​nication Union

14:07-14:08

Group photo

14:08-14:13 Bangkok time

Experiences in enc​ouraging participation of women in the Radiocommunication Sector

o Joanne Wilson, Radiocommunication Bureau Deputy Director, International Telecommunica​​tion Union

Perspectives on NoW at the World Radio Conference

o Role and responsibilities in the WRC preparatory process

o Learning points for delegates

14:13-14:18 Bangkok time

The experiences of female leaders and role models in WTDC process

o Role and responsibilities in the WTDC preparatory process

o Learning points for delegates

​Discussants:

o Bolor-Erdene Battsengel, Chairwoman, Communications and Information Technology Authority (CITA), The Government of Mongolia

o Mira Thayyiba, Secretary General of Ministry of Communications and Informatics, Republic of Indonesia

o Tupou'tuah Baravilala, Acting Permanent Secretary, Department of Communications, Republic of Fiji

o ​Caroline Greenway, Director, National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) Board, Papua New Guinea​

14:18-14:28 Bangkok time

Open discussion on establishment of NOW in Asia and the Pacific

o The need for greater female representation in tech

o Gaps that can be addressed by NoW4WTDC21

o Introducing NoW4WTDC21 in Asia and the Pacific

14:28-14:30 Bangkok time

Summary and closing




Participation

Who should attend?

Policy makers and female leaders from Asia and the Pacific as well as the member country representative and ITU members.

Registration

You can register for this webinar by completing the online form using the following link:

https://www.itu.int/net4/CRM/xreg/web/Login.aspx?src=Registration&Event=C-00009267

How to Participate

A Zoom meeting invite, and details will be sent via email to all registered participants closer to the event date. For more information on how to use Zoom, please visit https://us04web.zoom.us/

When joining meeting, please use the ID in the following template "Yourname_Country"

Event Coordinator

Contact Ms. Rury Demsey,Project Officer, ITU Regional Office for Asia-Pacific ( rury.demsey@itu.int)

We look forward to you joining us for this online meeting.

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Network of W​omen​ for WTDC-21 (NoW4WTDC21)
Asia and the Pacific side event ​at the ITU-D Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-21 ​for Asia and the Pacific (RPM-ASP​)

9 March 2021
14:00 -​ 14:30 Bangkok time​