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Mrs Susan Schorr, Head, Special Initiatives Division BDT / IEE / SIS 1

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Tech4D Forum Lagos, Nigeria Thursday 4 October 2012 2

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Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 4th Thursday of April Create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers ICTs. 3

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The ITU BDT has developed the Girls in ICT Portal at www.girlsinict.org which houses practical information for girls and young women considering a career in ICTs www.girlsinict.org 4

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Girls in ICT Portal 5

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A Bright Future in ICTs Opportunities for a new generation of women This summary report surveys the global trends in womens professional development and employment in ICT sector, and offers a sample of the range of national policies, training programmes and initiatives targeting girls and women as potential students and professionals. 6

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A Bright Future 1.7 million predicted jobs in ICT for Brazil, EU and US alone ICT careers currently male dominated Changing nature of ICT jobs: more creative, focus on social change Need to develop ICT skills early 7 http://girlsinict.org/trends-analysis-and-profiles/bright-future-icts-opportunities-new- generation-women

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What is a Girls in ICT Day event? An event where teenage girls and university students are invited to spend the day at the office of ICT companies, government agencies and academic institutions or to invite women who have a successful career in the ICT sector to share their experiences, or offer practical experiences. 8

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Almost 90 countries involved More than 30,000 girls directly empowered Some 1,320 events organized worldwide 9

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18 African countries took part Many different initiatives: visit of ICT companies, school tours, intervention of role models 10

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4 different initiatives took place in Nigeria More than 300 girls were directly reached More information can be found on the Girls in ICT portal at http://girlsinict.org/girls-in-ict- day-events http://girlsinict.org/girls-in-ict- day-events 11

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Girls in ICT in Nigeria 12

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Organized by e-Business Life Communication Limited Girls in ICT Day, Lagos 13

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Organized by Digital Peers International (DPI) Girls in ICT Day, Abuja 14

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W.TEC Girls Technology Camp, Lagos 15

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Women in Technology Nigeria (WITIN) ICT talks for girls 16

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Empowering Women and Girls Through ICT ITU will lead global efforts to empower women and girls through ICTs in two key areas: 1. increasing the number of women in ICT careers 2. leveraging ICTs for the social and economic empowerment of women and girls 17

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Women in ICT Careers Strategy increase the number of girls and women who want an ICT career -- create demand; increase the number of girls and women who receive STEM education, ensure supply, encourage ICT businesses to attract, recruit, retain and promote women, achieve long-term sustainability. 18

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Women in ICT Careers Strategy The ITU Women in ICT Careers Strategy includes the following elements: A Women and Girls in ICT Task Force Promotion of International Girls in ICT Day on the 4th Thursday of every April Enhancement of the Girls in ICT Day Portal, (www.girlsinict.org)www.girlsinict.org 19

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Women in ICT Careers Strategy The ITU Women in ICT Careers Strategy includes the following elements: Women and Girls in ICT tracks/roundtable sessions at major ITU conferences A three-year communications strategy under the banner Tech Needs Girls (TNG) 20

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Women in ICT Careers Strategy The ITU Women in ICT Careers Strategy includes the following elements: Award ceremonies and activities for TNG Prize winners in Brussels on the week of International Girls in ICT Day 2013; Encouraging game changers to take action on increasing the number of women in ICT careers; KPIs to measure progress in implementation 21

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ICTs for Women and Girls Empowerment ICTs can be used in a myriad of ways to empower women and girls. ITU and its partner Telecentre.org Foundation launched the Womens Digital Literacy Campaign to train 1 million poor women to become digitally literate.Womens Digital Literacy Campaign 22 http://women.telecentre.org/

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Your role If you are running programmes designed to empower girls and young women through ICTs, please let us know and be part of the Girls in ICT network! Raise awareness around you! 23 contact us at girlsinict@itu.int girlsinict@itu.int

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More information Please contact us at girlsinict@itu.intgirlsinict@itu.int The Girls in ICT Portal, a one-stop shop for girls and women looking for information www.girlsinict.org www.girlsinict.org On Twitter: #GirlsinICT or #TechNeedsGirls On Facebook: www.facebook.com/TechNeedsGirls www.facebook.com/TechNeedsGirls 24