ICTs and Youth track: International Girls in ICT Day
WSIS
Session 426
14:00–15:00 (UTC+02:00), Thursday, 22 April 2021
ICTs and Youth
Thematic Workshop
This session marks the International Girls in ICT Day that aims to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider studies and careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
As part of the ICTs and Youth special track, this session brings together dynamic women in the tech field to share their professional careers journey, discuss mentorship and STEM courses to inspire and motivate generations of young people to consider ICTs for academic, research and professional development.
Panellists

Ms. Gitanjali Sah
Strategy and Policy Coordinator
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Moderator

Ms. Mei Lin Fung
Chair and Cofounder
People Centered Internet

Ms. Dhwani Trivedi
BVM Engineering College

Ms. Dinara Kurakbayeva
Master’s degree in Transitional Justice, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law from the Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Ms. Janet Chapman
Chair of Tanzania Development Trust and Founder of Crowd2Map
Tanzania Development Trust, Tanzania

Ms. Karin Valverde
Project Officer (Logistics)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Ms. Katherine Hermans
Strategy Director
Global Changemakers

Dr. Teresa Cardoso
Assistant Professor
Open University Portugal (OUP)
Ms. Ruth Marlyn Grace Sidabutar
Project Officer (Agenda and Programme)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Ms. Marija Musja
Founder
Empowerment Lab

Ms. Tala Debs
Project Officer (High-Level Track and Hackathon)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Ms. Pauline Derrien
Manager E-Health
Orange Consulting, France

Ms. Andrea Delannoy
Founder & President
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Ms. Zoë Harriford-Mclaren
Junior Project Officer
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Luolan Sheng
Project Officer
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Ms. Ibtissam Rhayou
Junior Project Officer
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
WSIS Action Lines
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C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
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C2. Information and communication infrastructure
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C3. Access to information and knowledge
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C4. Capacity building
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C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
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C6. Enabling environment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
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C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-science
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C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
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C9. Media
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C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
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C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals
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Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
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Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
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Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
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Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
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Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
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Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
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Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
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Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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