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ITU/UN Women GEM-TECH Award nominations close in 1 week!
Global awards recognize the power of information & communication
technology to promote gender equality
Geneva, 25 July 2016 – There’s just one week left for
companies, governments, NGOs and individuals to get their nominations in for the
annual
Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology (GEM-TECH) Awards,
a joint ITU/UN Women prize recognizing outstanding efforts in using the power of
information and communication technology (ICT) to empower women and girls.
Online nominations are open until 23:59 EDT on 31 July.
They span three categories:
- Applying Technology for Women's Empowerment and
Digital Inclusion: initiatives related to women’s
social, economic and political empowerment, combatting
gender-based violence (both offline and online), and driving
sustainable development.
- Promoting Women in the Technology Sector:
initiatives that promote more gender equality in ICT/STEM
education and careers, especially initiatives where girls and
women are cultivated as creators, developers, leaders and
decision-makers.
- Developing Gender-Responsive ICT Governance:
initiatives focused on new legislation, policy frameworks or
internal corporate strategy to improve women's access,
connectivity, security, digital literacy and citizenship, skills
development and rights.
A shortlist of nine finalists will be announced at the end of September, with
the final three winners selected by a committee of experts from ITU, UN Women,
and a panel comprising 2015 GEM-TECH winners.
The awards will be conferred at a prestigious ceremony to be held in Bangkok,
Thailand, as part of the ITU
Telecom World event (14-17 November 2016).
Join the #GEMTechAwards conversation on Twitter, or
go to last year’s site to re-live the excitement of the 2015
GEM-TECH Awards!
For more information, contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations & Public Information, ITU
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