International Girls in ICT Day is an initiative backed by ITU Member States in Plenipotentiary Resolution 70 (Rev. Busan, 2014) to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider studies and careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies. Resolution 70 calls for all ITU members to celebrate and commemorate International Girls in ICT Day on the fourth Thursday of April every year.
This year, as we face unprecedented challenges around the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be commemorating Girls in ICT Day virtually, via our website and social media channels (@internetgov on Twitter) with the hashtag #GirlsinICT.
Check out this introductory message from Doreen Bodgan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, and an AU alum!