A video promoting Girls in ICT Day 2013, featuring video contributions from this year's Girls in ICT Day events around the globe.
What is Girls in ICT Day?
International Girls' in ICT Day is an initiative backed by ITU Member States in ITU Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 (Guadalajara, 2010) to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies (ICTs). International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated on the 4th Thursday in April every year.
International Girls in ICT day will next be observed on 25 April 2013.
What is a Girls in ICT Day event? These are events where girls and university students are invited to spend the day at the office of ICT companies and government agencies so they better understand the opportunities the ICT sector holds for their future. Ministries of ICT, Education, Labour, Youth, National ICT Regulatory Authorities, ICT companies, academic institutions, relevant UN agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders are encouraged to organize Girls in ICT day events on 25 April 2013. The ITU Secretary General invites all ITU Member States and Sector Members to organize events attracting as many girls and young women as possible.
To ensure that interested students can find more information about such events in their country, the ICT Studies and Careers Section includes links to national Girls in ICT Day activities. Public and private sector organizations are encouraged to consult the Girls in ICT Day Toolkit to help plan a Girls in ICT Day event. This Toolkit was developed by WITNET, the Global Network of Women ICT Decision Makers created in line with ITU Plenipotentiary Resolution 70.
Please contact ITU at girlsinict@itu.int for further information and coordination if you're planning to celebrate Girls in ICT Day in 2013.
This video also includes shots of the annual Girls' Day in Germany, funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Education and the European Social Funds, more: www.girls-day.de
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