Oracle Academy - Virtual
Virtual Event, India, 2014, April 22
The Girls in ICT Day was observed on 22 April as a part of the global initiative by International Telecommunications Union. Nine schools across India joined us for a one hour interactive session from 11.15 am to 12.20 pm with participation from 350+ girl students. The opening remarks were made by Krishna Sistla, Senior Director, Oracle Academy from Singapore. Cisco web conferencing platform was a great way of having students across India participate.
Objectives
To empower and encourage girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of ICTs.
- Girls with ICT skills will never be out of work, and will have much more flexibility in their work choices
- ICT skills are highly transferable, which means you'll be able to work almost anywhere in the world you want to
- You'll be right at the exciting cutting edge of whatever field you choose to work in.
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