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GEM-TECH Awards 2014

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Gender Equality Mainstreaming - Technology (GEM-TECH) Award   
This is an annual special achievement award for outstanding performers and role models in Gender Equality and mainstreaming in the area of ICTs. Please note that this award is applicable for both women and men. This is a ITU-UN Women Joint Award.    Learn more

Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women - Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary-General, ITU

All stakeholders are encouraged to nominate deserving organizations and individuals, both within and outside your respective organizations, for this prestigious award. Winners will be awarded at the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) in Busan, Republic of Korea on the 28th of October, followed by a series of activities to celebrate the winners’ achievements.

Eligible Stakeholders

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  • Governments   |   Private Sector   |   Civil Society   |   International Organizations   |   Academia
  • Please note that nominations are open to organizations and individuals from your organization. Self-nominations are welcome.

Seven Award Categories

  • 1. ICT Applications, Content, Production Capacities and Skills for Women's Social, Political Empowerment and Women's Empowerment Linkages with Sustainable Development.
  • 2. ICT Applications, Content, Production Capacities and Skills for Women's Economic Empowerment and Poverty Reduction.
  • 3. Promoting Women in ICT Sector - initiatives aimed at attracting, retaining and promoting women within the ICT sector and into decision-making positions (private and public sector).
  • 4. Enabling Girls to Become ICT Creators - initiatives aimed towards providing girls with an opportunity to become not just active users but also creators of ICTs and content.
  • 5. Closing the ICT Gender Gap - Ensuring ICT accessibility for women, such as digital literacy training and ensuring affordable and meaningful access to ICTs by women. Initiatives aimed at measuring the ICT gender gap including research and data on women's engagement with ICTs and their impact.
  • 6. Efforts to Reduce Threats Online and Building Women's Confidence and Security in the Use of ICTs.
  • 7. ICT and Broadband strategies policies, framework that promote women's digital empowerment.

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GEM-TECH Awards 2014:

From over 360 nominations, 37 finalists were selected across seven categories for the inaugural GEM-Tech Awards 2014.

PP-14 Events: 28 October 2014

PP-14 Events: 21 October 2014

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GEM-Tech Awards 2014: Highlights video from PP-14

GEM-TECH Award 2014 Winners

GEM-TECH Award 2014 Finalists

 

GEM-TECH Awards 2014 Partners

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  Gold PartnersBill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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  Silver Partners
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   Outreach Partners
  ITU News  Women in Tech Africa

For further details on partnerships please contact: gem-tech-awards@itu.int

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