Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy
Senegal, 2014, April 08
Event Dates: April 8th - May 31st
Cities: Dakar/Saint Louis/Diourbel/Thies/Ziguinchor
Number of Girls: 8,000
Sponsors: SONATEL, USA, Microsoft, Google, ARTICLE 19, DTAI, CESE
Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in Senegal organized a range of activities to celebrate International Girls in ICT Day 2014. Some of these activities were:
- Training sessions in web development, network administration and management of ICT projects
- Information sessions on social networks and online protection of girls
- Girls in ICT day events in 4 universities in Saint Louis, Diourbel, Thies and Ziguinchor
- Open days at telecom operators and enterprises in the ICT sector in partnership with ADIE, CISCO, DTAI, and British Council
- Stories of women leaders in the ICT sector
- Panel discussions
- Television and radio discussions for the general public
- Competition for young girls to develop ICT projects
- Install Girls in ICT clubs in schools
- Celebrate and reward Girls in ICT day in Senegal
Girls in ICT Senegal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Girl-in-ICT-Senegal/164958890321972?fref=ts
Competition organized by the Ministry of Communications and the Digital Economy (MCEN) with financial support from SONATEL, the U.S. EMBASSY in Senegal, ARTP, Microsoft, Google, and ARTICLE 19: http://jiggencitic.com/
