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ECWT Newsletter - April 2012
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ECWT Newsletter
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Global highlights
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Closing the tech gender gap – global Girls’ in ICT Day New York 26 April
19/04/12 08:30 AM
ITU is organizing a high-level global ‘Girls in ICT Day’ panel debate, to be held in New York City on 26 April. The event will feature a strong panel of top-level speakers...
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Moms rely on Facebook more than other women
15/04/12 08:13 AM
Marketing firm Performics released 12 April its study of 3,000 active U.S. social networkers, and found moms were more proficient than other women at getting information from Facebook. |
Mobile technologies and empowerment
24/04/12 06:03 PM
The report was developed by the e-governance and Access to Information team in the Democratic Governance Group at UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy, New York.
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European highlights
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Consultation on Gender imbalance in corporate boards in the EU
14/04/12 10:13 PM
On the basis of the Progress Report "Women in economic decision-making in the EU" presented by Vice-President Viviane Reding on 5 March 2012, ...
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Science Factor 2012 France – the winners
24/04/12 06:22 PM
The winners announce in the successful campaign and competition for recruiting more young people to science, technology and engineering in France.
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ECWT in e-Skills Week 2012
25/04/12 10:26 AM
ECWT has played an active role in driving the women and e-skills agenda in 2012 year's e-skills Week and has been successful in gathering Italian stakeholders for demonstrating their commitment for the e-skills agenda.
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Key events coming up
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Tech All Stars Application deadline 5 May
start: 05/05/12 07:00 AM end: 05/05/12 11:59 PM
Brussels, Belgium
Tech All Stars connects the best European startups with the resources needed to move to the next level!
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World Telecomm. and Information Society Day in Finland
start: 14/05/12 03:00 PM end: 14/05/12 07:00 PM
Otaniemi, Finland
In line with the theme of this year’s World Telecommu-nication and Information Society Day 'Women and Girls in ICT' the central event in Finland.
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BITKOM WG Women in ICT
start: 23/05/12 10:30 AM end: 23/05/12 05:00 PM
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
BITKOM WG on Women in ICT to prepare a national media campaign to make ICT careers more attractive for girls and women.
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Interview with new ECWT Members
Dr. Irene Kamberidou, ECWT Executive Group, Chief-Editor e-NEWS interviewing Borghild Lundeby, Director of Renatesenteret, Norway, Mieke Jacobs, Capgemini Belgium and Linda Liukas, Founder of Rails Girls
Borgild Lundeby – Renatesenteret about the need for an interdisciplinary approach
24/04/12 03:25 PM
We expect an increase in math literacy through creativity, risk taking and problem solving - thus demystifying science and enhancing the populations'...
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Interview with the Belgian ‘Techno-Lady’ Mieke Jacobs, Capgemini Belgium
24/04/12 05:05 PM
"It is about empowerment, in a "positive" sense, about believing in our business skills, and dealing with the new global business model that is based...
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Linda Liukas, Rails Girls – learning that programming is fun!
22/04/12 10:20 PM
'Technology for me is a magical, radiant, perspective, an alterning lens of the world. I want to see diverse people being able to use these tools to...
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ECWT welcomes its newest members!
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Name |
Organization |
Country |
| Emmanuelle Rania Stamiri |
General Secretariat for Gender Equality Ministry of Interior |
Greece |
| Rita Assogna |
ITWIIN |
Italy |
| Offelya Mazanova |
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Azerbaijan |
| Anke Carter |
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The Netherlands |
| Anna Tribuno |
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Italy |
| Linda Liukas |
RAILS GIRLS |
Italy |
| Huma Shah |
University of Westminster |
UK |
| Bojona Mandic |
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Croatia |
ECWT Newsletters are based on news and information about activities provided by ECWT members in the http://www.womenandtechnology.eu portal and information from National Point of Contacts in EU Member States.
ECWT welcomes also any other direct submissions regarding planned activities, recent research and publications, speaking engagements and more.
Please send all information to editor@womenandtechnology.eu by the 15th of each month for inclusion in that month's eNewsletter.
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