Background
International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated worldwide every year on the fourth Thursday of April. Girls in ICT Day provides an opportunity for girls and young women to understand the benefits of ICT in enabling their careers and aspirations. Since it was established in 2011, over 377,000 girls and young women have participated in more than 11,400 International Girls in ICT Day
celebrations in 171 countries worldwide.
The Girls in ICT events work towards cultivating the presence of girls and young women [aged 12-24] in the fields of STEM, particularly in ICTs. Given the success of the initiative each year, ITU will continue the efforts to promote Girls in ICT throughout the year with 2023 marking a launching point for a new model of Girls in ICT year-long activities.
This year Girls in ICT Day was on 27 April and followed the 2023 theme of “Digital Skills for Life!". According to ITU's latest data, the proportion of women using the Internet globally amounts to 57 per cent, compared to 62 per cent of men. If women are unable to access the internet or do not feel safe online, they will not be able to develop digital skills and participate in digital spaces. This would diminish their opportunities to pursue a career in STEM fields.
In Thailand, the Girls in ICT Day initiative aims to encourage girls and young women to pursue studying STEM subjects, enhance their level of digital skills, and raise awareness on meaningful and safe use of ICT.
The celebration has been organized by the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC), the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) and the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
with a series of training programmes.
Co-organisers
Partners
- Ministry of Education Thailand
- Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
- International Labour Organisation (ILO)
- The United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP)
- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- UN Women
- Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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- Code.org
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Digital Council Thailand
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Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co. Ltd
- Japan Brand Communication
- Supernap, Thailand
- Chulalongkorn University
- Thammasat University
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