Girls In ICT 2011 : Geneva, Switzerland
On 8 April 2011, ITU announced the establishment of an international’Girls in ICT Day’, to be held every year on the fourth Thursday in April. Girls around the world gathered on 28 April 2011 to...
View ArticleGirls In ICT 2012 : New York, United States
Empowering girls through ICT – how we can encourage young women in countries around the world to play a greater role in the technology revolution. A three years campaing was launched :’empowerment,...
View ArticleGirls In ICT 2013 : Brussel, Belgium & Geneva, Switzerland
ITU joined the European Commission and European Parliament who hosted a full-day session in Brussels including a Parliamentary Hearing to debate women in ICT careers. At ITU Headquarters, in ICT...
View ArticleGirls in ICT 2014 : Geneva, Switzerland
This year, ITU hosted Girls in ICT Day on 15 April, 2014 to account for local school holidays, the 2014 International Girls in ICT Day still officially recognized on 24 April, 2014.
View ArticleGirls In ICT 2015 : Geneva, Switzerland
ITU hosted a special event in ICT Discovery, our museum dedicated to the history of telecommunications at ITU Headquarters in Geneva. Participants were invited to attend workshops on satellites,...
View ArticleGirls In ICT 2016 : Geneva, Switzerland
The girls participating in the schoolworkshops were invited to the ITU HQ for a half day celebration where they had the opportunity to present their work and what they learned during theworkshops to...
View Article2017 : Geneva, Switzerland
The Geneva Girls in ICT Day 2017 celebrations took place on April 27 at ITU Headquarters in Geneva. The event saw the active participation of local schools, that have been organizing ICT-related...
View ArticleGirls In ICT 2018 : Sofia, Bulgaria
Up to 75 local girls (between the ages of 12–16) were invited for the event that gave them the opportunity to experience ICTs in fun and educative workshops (e.g. coding, robotics, app development,...
View ArticleGirls In ICT 2019 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The event welcomed over 250 girls from local schools and leaders from government, private sector partners, UN agencies, NGOs and the educational community.
View ArticleGirls In ICT 2020
In 2020, International Girls in ICT Day was celebrated on 23 April.A “24h World Tour of Girls in ICT Day celebrations highlights’ featured some of the virtual celebrations taking place all over the...
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