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More than 170 countries worldwide get set to promote tech studies to girls and women on ‘Girls in ICT Day’
Digital skills give an advantage in a competitive job market, provide a higher salary and enhance career mobility for girls and women in increasingly digital societies Geneva 24 April 2019 — Tomorrow, 25 April, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global technology community and an expected 170+ countries will celebrate ‘Girls in ICT Day’, an international day observed by the…
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CARICOM Secretariat, partners, celebrate Girls in ICT Day 2019 via Online Campaign
Tomorrow, on International Girls in ICT Day, the CARICOM Secretariat will embark on an online celebration of girls and young women in ICT and will use the opportunity to launch the programme for 2019-2020. International Girls in ICT Day, an initiative backed by all ITU Member States in ITU Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 (Rev. Dubai, 2018), aims to encourage and empower…
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CARICOM Secretariat collaborates with partners to celebrate International Girls in ICT Day
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat joins the rest of the world in celebrating girls and young women in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Girls in ICT Day – Thursday, 25 April 2019. International Girls in ICT Day is an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) initiative and is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of April under the theme ‘Expand…
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Suriname school library workers, daughters celebrate Girls in ICT Day
Suriname school library workers and their daughters engaged in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) activities last Thursday to mark Girls in ICT Day. The programme at the Telesur Training Centre included presentations, interactive sessions and ICT-related games under the national theme ‘Expanding Horizons for Mom and Me’. Girls in ICT Day is an initiative of the International Telecommunication Union, of which Suriname…
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‘Become the next big thing’ – Min. Nicolette Henry challenges girls
Girls and women across the Region have been challenged to become the next “big thing” in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The challenge was thrown out last week by Minister in the Ministry of Education, Guyana, the Hon. Nicolette Henry as she addressed a forum on Girls in ICT in Georgetown, Guyana. The event at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre…
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ICT workforce without women, girls unthinkable – CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General
Opening Remarks Deputy Secretary General, Caricom Amb. Dr. Manorma Soeknandan At The Workshop To Mark ‘girls In Ict Day’ 28 April 2016 Arthur Chung Conference Centre Guyana Hon. Catherine Hughes, Minister of Public Telecommunications and Tourism Hon. Nicolette Henry, Minister with responsibility for Youth, Sport and Culture Special Invitees Representatives of the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture , University…
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St. Kitts and Nevis CYAs celebrate Girls in ICT Day 2016
Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYA) joined other Member States in the Region to celebrate International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day 2016, on Thursday 28 April. The day, which is held on the fourth Thursday in April each year, was observed under the theme ‘Tech girls, for a tech world. Girls…
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Engaging women in ICT is ‘smart economics’ – Minister Catherine Hughes
Given the scope and importance of information and communication technology (ICT) to the growth and development of CARICOM, women and girls were Thursday encouraged and empowered to enter and excel in the male-dominated field. At the opening ceremony of an event at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Georgetown, Guyana, to observe Girls in ICT Day, the all-female assemblage of…
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Technology Minister Wants More Females in ICT
Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, is underscoring the need for greater female involvement in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). Speaking at the Girls in ICT Day seminar and exhibition, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on April 28, Dr. Wheatley acknowledged the role of local women in the industry, but…
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CARICOM Secretariat partners with Guyana for Girls in ICT Day
The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with the Guyana Ministry of Education and other partners, will host a number of activities in Guyana from April 28– 29, 2016, to celebrate Girls in ICT. Among the activities that will be held are workshops on ICT related topics, Open/Career Day at various public and private sector locations, television and radio features on women and girls…
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