Girls in ICT Day 2014

International Girls in ICT Day @ITU

Back at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, in ICT Discovery museum, ITU organizes workshops for local school girls on satellites, coding, mobile apps, digital music and photo blogging, together with the chance to meet expert role models.

This year, ITU will host Girls in ICT Day on 15 April, 2014 to account for local school holidays.
The International Girls in ICT Day is officially recognized on 24 April, 2014 .

Speeches :

• Panel Session - Opening Remarks by Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General
• Introductory Welcome speech by Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General
• Introductory Welcome speech by Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General (French)
• Speech by Mr Brahima Sanou, Director, BDT
• Discours du Mr Brahima Sanou, Director, BDT (French)
• Message by Geena Davis, ITU Special Envoy for Women and Girls

Resources:

• Download the full event programme:  English  |  Français
• View the LIVE Webcast on April 15, 2014 at 12:30 CET
• View all of the photos  on Flickr 
• Connect with us on Facebook 
• Twitter Tweets
• Youtube Videos
• Digital Showcase 

Speakers :

• Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union
• H.E. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication Technology, Nigeria
• H.E. Neelie Kroes, VP, European Commission and Commissioner, Digital Agenda
• Brahima Sanou, Director, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
• Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Chief, ITU Strategic Planning and Membership Department
• Cheryl Miller, CEO Digital Leadership Institute, and Organizer of the Ada Awards
• Dr Anastasia Ailamaki, Professor of Computer Science at EPFL
• Sylvia Todd, Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show
• Dr. Sue Black, Department of Computer Science, University College London
• Una O'Sullivan, Corporate Citizenship and CSR, Microsoft
• Mirjam Wattenhofer, Software Engineer, Google
• Regina O'Dell, Software Engineer, Google
• Lorraine McDowell, President and Planning Chair, Expanding Your Horizons