04/18/2018

"Girls Can Do ICT!" is the theme of International Girls in Information and Telecommunication Technologies (ICT[1]) Day on April 26. An initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Girls in ICT Day aims to "create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing ICT field," the ITU said. International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of April.

To date, more than 300,000 girls and young women have taken part in some 9,000 celebrations of International Girls in ICT Day in 166 countries. "Girls in ICT Day will provide a much-needed boost to female participation in the ICT sector," said ITU Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun I. Tour‚. "With many countries now forecasting a shortage of skilled ICT professionals within the next 10 years, it is vital that we attract young women into technology if we are to sustain healthy growth rates for the industry overall."

Girls in ICT Day encourages girls to let personal interests and talent, not stereotypes, define their career paths. "It promotes an interest in technology, computer science, new communication media, and engineering," ITU said.


[1] http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Digital-Inclusion/Women-and-Girls/Girls-in-ICT-Portal/Pages/Girls-in-ICT-Portal-Home.aspx

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