Girls in ICT by Inicio

4/25/2019

Europe, Sweden, KTH Kista, Isafjordsgatan, Kista, Sweden

120 participants

On April 25th, Inicio (www.meetinicio.org), a non-profit organisation invited 120 girls of ages 13–19 to participate in a full day event with hands-on workshops and case studies. The theme we had selected for this year’s Girls in ICT was gaming. In the hands-on workshop, girls built a gamified electronic device from scratch (designed by Inicio), and in the case study, Primetime, a mobile gaming app, presented a real-life case for the girls to solve. During lunch time there was also a mini fair where different KTH projects and tech companies had showcases. The event took place at KTH Kista.

Agenda:

09:00-10:00 Registration & Welcome

10:00-12:00 Workshop round 1

12:00-13:00 Lunch & Fair

13:00-15:00 Workshop round 2

15:00-16:00 Closing ceremony

Workshop 1: Build a CubeNode form scratch.

CubeNode is a gamified electronic device designed by Inicio. During this workshop each participant built a CubeNode from scratch with guidance from our mentors. The participants got theoretical and practical knowledge about different electronic parts and tools.

Workshop 2: Help Primetime to further develop their quiz game.

Primetime (http://primetimequiz.se/) is a trending mobile gaming app that broadcasts fun and educational quiz live everyday. During this workshop, the participants brainstormed on ideas on how to further develop the app in terms of user experience and potential new interaction. All the ideas were presented in the form of posters that an expert jury evaluated and came up with the winning ideas.

** Inicio has been organising events to celebrate Girls in ICT Day since 2016. We are a non-profit organisation empowering youth to develop their dreams and talents through hands-on workshops with the help of long term mentors. Inicio was announced as one of the Change Leaders 2019 by Reach for Change. **