Gender Center - Center for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Srpska

5/28/2018

Europe, Bosnia and herzegovina, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Gender Center - Center for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Srpska has been celebrated Girls in ICT Day in the Republic of Srpska since 2011. On the occasion of this year's celebration of the International Day of Girls in Information- Communication Technologies (ICT) - Girls in ICT Day! ", Gender Center  in cooperation with partners, organized various activities and events aimed at increasing the interest and participation of girls in ICT, and the possibility of building a career in this field,  in the way of economic and social empowerment of girls and women. Global research shows that girls are gifted for technical professions, but because of the pressure of the social stereotypes and prejudices they often choose other professions.
• In 2018 Gender center RS in partnership with LANACO, Innovation Center Banja Luka and Center for Advanced STEM Education for Children and Youth - ROBOKIDS celebrated this day with various activities.
• Days of open doors was organized in the Innovation Center Banja Luka. This event was attended by 60 elementary school students who had the opportunity to learn about IT industry through entertainment content and to show that various interesting content can be created through IT technology. Through the "CODING" - young people had the opportunity to encode simple forms on the screen, and to see the specific product of their work. Through the "VIRTUAL REALLITY" participants had the opportunity to experience the world of virtual reality and to get information about process of creating virtual reallity materials. As part of the "E-GAMING" (online gaming platform) they got acquainted with the IT sector through e-gaming and with the creator of online games platform for the Balkan region.
• Days of open doors was also organized in the Center for Advanced STEM Education for Children and Youth - ROBOKIDS. Over 70 high school students and their professors attended this event, who had the opportunity to learn about IT industry through entertainment content, and showed them that various interesting content can be created through IT technology. Also, the participants passed the workshop coding through the games, the workshop Lego Mindstorms, and were informed about all the programs and possibilities of volunteering in the Center for advanced STEM education of children and youth - ROBOKIDS, which are offered to improve their knowledge and skills in the IT field.
• The panel discussion "Expand Your Horizons" was organized on April 27, 2018, at the LANACO Technology Center Banja Luka, and over 80 secondary school students had the opportunity to find out, together with panelists, what the world of information and communication technologies can offer them, to listen motivation speeches of girls who presented the benefits of formal and informal education in ICT. After a panel discussion young girls were awarded for the best IT solution, provided by the partners LANACO, Innovation Center Banja Luka and Center for Advanced STEM Education for Children and Youth  ROBOKIDS.  Awards were certified courses in IT area.  Also, the participants had the opportunity to visit the first smart building in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the LANACO Company building in Banja Luka.