{"id":41,"date":"2025-10-07T11:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:53:07","slug":"in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/highlights\/in-the-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"In the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact Story: Equipping girls with essential skills for a bright digital future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid \">\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/10\/photoituey-spotlight.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\"><strong>Impact Story: Equipping girls with essential skills for a bright digital future<\/strong><\/p>\n                                                    On World Youth Skills Day, we look at the AI Skills Accelerator for Girls project in collaboration with EY, ITU-D Sector Member, just one example of our work to equip young people with the digital skills necessary to thrive in the modern\u00a0workforce.<br>In celebration of World Youth Skills Day, this impact story celebrates how the AI Skills Accelerator for Girls is unlocking potential, inspiring confidence, and opening pathways for young women to shape a brighter digital future. The programme delivered 18 hands-on workshops across various countries, engaging over 780 participants. \u00a0Increased confidence, newfound technological knowledge, and a spark of innovation, proof that accessible AI education can illuminate brighter digital futures for girls everywhere                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/equipping-girls-with-essential-skills-for-a-bright-digital-future-through-the-ai-skills-accelerator-for-girls-a-project-in-collaboration-with-ey\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=_self>\n                        Equipping girls with essential skills for a bright digital future                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact Story: Equipping girls with essential skills for a bright digital future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":40,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"obsolete-templates\/page-submenu.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-women-and-girls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}