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Global and local women technopreneurs; journey to success

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Session 147

13:15–14:00, Monday, 19 March 2018 Popov Room 2, ITU Tower Thematic Workshop Speakers/Panellists  Link to WSIS Action Lines  Link to SDGs  Summary Document  Documents 

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Women technopreneurs; journey to success

Over the past two decades, there has been great debate amongst development practitioners, policy makers, development agencies and civil society for the need to showcase and share women role models who are actively engaged in the space of STEM. It has been argued that due to the lack of women role models, girls and young women are reluctant to engage in this space.

Furthermore, the stereotype and perception that science and technology are dominated, controlled and belongs only to men further prevents girls from engaging in this space. This is a fallacy, which needs to be addressed.    

Therefore, this session has been designed to tackle this misconception by highlighting the unique journeys taken by women technopreneurs. However, recognizing that women are not a homogenous group, we have brought together the success stories of diverse women from all parts of the world. The panelist will use the gender lens to provide deep insight of their personal experiences through the journey of invisible and visible barriers that exist in the cultural, social and traditional context, along with those experienced within multiple industries that they overcame. The objective is to inspire, motivate and encourage the next generation of women and girls that STEM offers a path that can be taken to achieve their dreams.

This session will be conducted in an interactive manner to maximize the participants’ engagement with the international multi-stakeholder panelists from the private sector, government and development agencies.

Moderator

Dr. Salma Abbasi, FRGS, Chairperson and CEO, eWorldwide Group

Speakers/Panellists

1. Gambia - Isatou Touray, Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment

2. India - Ministry of Telecommunication

3. Sweden - Henning Envall, Counsellor, The Permanent Mission of Sweden

4. UAE - Eng. Khawla Al Mheiri, Project Manager, TRA

5. UAE - Eng. Ghalya Al Mannaee, IT Manager, General Women’s Union

6. UN-ESCWA - Haidar Fraihat, Director, Technology for Development

Session's link to WSIS Action Lines

  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C8 logo C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation

С1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development

-        Through sharing of global experiences and personal recommendations for creating an enabling environment to promote ICTs for development

C3. Access to information and knowledge

-        Through sharing global experiences, lessons learned and recommendations for government, women and industry to encourage, promote and enable women’s participation as ICT professionals and technopreneurs

C4. Capacity building

-        Through specific recommendations for the enhancement of curriculum in STEM and entrepreneurship in education institutions (schools and universities) to ensure the successful engagement of women as ICT professionals and technopreneurs

C6. Enabling environment

-        Through specific recommendations for policy enhancements for governments and industry to enable women to successfully and safely engage with STEM as ICT professionals and technopreneurs

C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content

-        Through sharing global experiences and recommendations to enable women’s holistic inclusion and engagement across digital ecosystem and STEM     

C11. International and regional cooperation

-        Through specific recommendations for governments, policy makers, development agencies, development practitioners, industry and civil society to cooperate for the  design and implementation of key initiatives, programs and interventions to holistically include and engage the women at the local, national and regional levels 

Session's link to Sustainable Development Process

  • Goal 1: No poverty logo Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Goal 2: Zero hunger logo Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
  • Goal 4: Quality education logo Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Goal 5: Gender equality logo Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth logo Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 10: Reduced inequalities logo Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

-        Through sharing recommendations for engagement of women technopreneurs/ICT professionals in economic and civic engagement to promote sustainable livelihoods, sustainable economic and financial well-being and reduction in poverty  

Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

-        Through sharing case studies on women’s economic empowerment for access to food security in their local cultural context

Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

-        Through specific recommendations for the enhancement of curriculum in STEM and entrepreneurship in education institutions (schools and universities) to ensure the successful engagement of women as ICT professionals and technopreneurs

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

-        Through sharing technopreneurs/ICT professional’s personal experiences,  journey of success and lessons learned, a deep insight will be shared to support gender equality and empowerment

-        Through women technopreneurs/ICT professionals inclusion into the economy, ensure reduction in gender inequality and empowerment of women at grassroots 

Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

-        Through policy enhancements for governments and industry to enable women and girls to successfully and safely pursue their careers as ICT professionals and technopreneurs

 

Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

-        Through sharing policy enhancements for governments and industry to enable women and girls to successfully and safely pursue their careers as ICT professionals and technopreneurs at the local, national and regional levels 

Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

-        Through specific recommendations for governments, policy makers, development agencies, development practitioners, industry and civil society to cooperate for the  design and implementation of key initiatives, programs and interventions to holistically include and engage the women at the local, national and regional levels 

Session Summary

CUsersgreenspanDocumentsOutcomesSA_-_22-03-18_-_Outcomes_Template_WSIS_2018.pdf

Documents

13_-_3_-18_-_eWWG_Thematic_Workshop_-_Women_Technopreneurs_-_V_A.pdf

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