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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 world during the Day.​ITU hosted an online dialogue on Girls in ICT: Inspiring the Next Generation.The online dialogue highlighted the importance of governments’ engagement in empowering women through technology and drew attention to role models and mentors and how they can inspire girls and young women to take up careers in the tech field.

The event welcomed over 250 girls from local schools and leaders from government, private sector partners, UN agencies, NGOs and the educational community. ​

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, VRu002FAR experiences) as well as meet local role models.

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 activities in the lead up to International Girls in ICT Day.

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 the ITU officials, the diplomatic community, ITU Staff and ITU Delegates .

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, creative coding, mobile apps androbotics.

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.

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 Discovery museum, ITU and the Mission of the United States in Geneva co-organized workshops.

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, equality, education and employment’