International Girls in ICT Day Event and Pre-Event Digital Literacy Training (Kabul, Afghanistan)
4/13/2019
Asia & pacific, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan
International Girls in ICT Day was first celebrated in 2018 by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Afghanistan.This year, a group of Afghan Women and Girls in ICT is planning to celebrate this day in April 2019 with at least 150 participants from various sectors such as academia, government, civil society and the private sector. The event will be organized in close partnership and support of Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) and a number of other international and national organizations and companies operating for similar purposes in Afghanistan. ICT for Women and Women for ICT This year’s program focuses on discussing and showcasing four main aspects: - ICT for Women: How developing technology can support women’s development and livelihood activities;
- Women for ICT: How ICT sector can benefit from women active participation through promoting gender equality in education, careers and leadership;
- Encouraging and supporting the role of women in ICT at national and grassroots level through their engagement, educating, skills building and then promotion;
- Appreciating Afghan women roles models in ICT;
- Launch of a number of programs as a concrete action for women inclusion and support in ICT field.
This year's event will be the first of its kind in Afghanistan and the program’s four main activities ware as below: - The Event Day on April 25th
The event day is the main meeting of ICT industry, starting from academia to business, from private sector to civil society. The event day will focus on the exhibition and presentation of ICT, in particular women's lives and benefits of women in the ICT industry, as well as current challenges and ways of moving forward. The event day will host a number of influential speakers to give a chance to participants to hear their inspirational story and achievements as well as how they are contributing to include more women in ICT industry. Expo is the ICT exhibition associated with the event day for girls and women showcase their ICT companies, services and products and any developed social applications. If you are an owner or operator of a women ICT company, we invite you to apply as an exhibitor. - Appreciation of Women Role Models in ICT
The event will also be hosting an appreciation ceremony on the event day. We plan to appreciate the great work of Afghan women and girls in the ICT industry. If you are the one or know someone you think is eligible, please apply to or share this opportunity with them. The event also provides an opportunity for potential employers and companies and women students with ICT background to meet one another, establish professional relationships, and discuss potential job and/or internship opportunities. - Pre-event Digital Literacy Course
The event organizers plan to provide one week long digital literacy course women students of girl’s high school in Kabul. For this, we plan to train at least 200 girls high school students as well as 100 students of The Blind School of Kabul. - Official Launch of a number of long-term programs
The organizer of the event also plans to officially launch 1 - 2 programs to engage, educate, support and empower women and girls in the study, career and development of ICT tools.
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