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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
Session Recording

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
Ms. Gitanjali Sah Strategy and Policy Coordinator International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Moderator
Ms. Mei Lin Fung
Ms. Mei Lin Fung Chair and Cofounder People Centered Internet
Ms. Dhwani Trivedi
Ms. Dhwani Trivedi BVM Engineering College
Ms. Dinara Kurakbayeva
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
Ms. Janet Chapman Chair of Tanzania Development Trust and Founder of Crowd2Map Tanzania Development Trust, Tanzania
Ms. Karin Valverde
Ms. Karin Valverde Project Officer (Logistics) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Katherine Hermans
Ms. Katherine Hermans Strategy Director Global Changemakers
Dr. Teresa Cardoso
Dr. Teresa Cardoso Assistant Professor Open University Portugal (OUP)
Ms. Ruth Marlyn Grace Sidabutar
Ms. Ruth Marlyn Grace Sidabutar Project Officer (Agenda and Programme) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Marija Musja
Ms. Marija Musja Founder Empowerment Lab
Ms. Tala Debs
Ms. Tala Debs Project Officer (High-Level Track and Hackathon) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Pauline Derrien
Ms. Pauline Derrien Manager E-Health Orange Consulting, France
Ms. Andrea Delannoy
Ms. Andrea Delannoy Founder & President MOD-ELLE
Ms. Zoë Harriford-Mclaren
Ms. Zoë Harriford-Mclaren Junior Project Officer International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Luolan Sheng
Ms. Luolan Sheng Project Officer International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Ibtissam Rhayou
Ms. Ibtissam Rhayou Junior Project Officer International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C2 logo C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C5 logo C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C7 E–GOV logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
  • AL C7 E–BUS logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
  • AL C7 E–LEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
  • AL C7 E–HEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
  • AL C7 E–EMP logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
  • AL C7 E–ENV logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
  • AL C7 E–AGR logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
  • AL C7 E–SCI logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-science
  • AL C8 logo C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
  • AL C9 logo C9. Media
  • AL C10 logo C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 1 logo Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Goal 2 logo Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
  • Goal 3 logo Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
  • Goal 4 logo Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Goal 5 logo Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • Goal 6 logo Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
  • Goal 7 logo Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  • Goal 8 logo Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 9 logo Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 10 logo Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
  • Goal 11 logo Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  • Goal 12 logo Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
  • Goal 13 logo Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Goal 14 logo Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
  • Goal 15 logo Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
  • Goal 16 logo Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
  • Goal 17 logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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