In India, the Girls in ICT Day initiative aims to encourage girls and young women to pursue studying STEM, enhance their level of digital skill, and raise awareness on meaningful and safe use of ICT. The celebration will be organized in partnership with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Broadband India Forum (BIF), and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), together with the UN Country Team (UNCT) in India.
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Event Details:
- Date: 15 May 2024
- Time: 8:30 – 18:00, India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
- Venue: Centre for Development of Telematics, Mandi Road, Chhatarpur, New Delhi
The event will be conducted in hybrid format.
Programme Agenda
08:30 – 09:30
Launch of coding challenge with Broadband India Forum & CDOT (for school students)
09:30 – 10:00
Registration and event preparation on-site
Testing and online networking on the online platform
Morning tea/coffee (TBC)
10:00 – 11:00
Introduction & Plenary
Session Moderator:
- Ms Akanksha Sharma, Programme Officer, ITU Area Office for South Asia and Innovation Centre
Welcome remarks:
- Mr Kishore Babu GSC Yerraballa, ITU Area Representative Southeast Asia & other Member States in Asia and the Pacific,
Special address
- Dr Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
- Mr Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India
- Mr Julian Gorman, Head of Asia Pacific, GSMA (TBC)
- Representative from Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women & Child Development
- Ms Andrea M Wojnar, India Representative & Bhutan Country Director, UNFPA
The lighting of the lamp with all dignitaries and Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, C-DoT followed by Group photo
Interactive session with students
Quiz on the “Girls in ICT India: Leadership” using Slido / Mentimeter
Facilitator:
- Ms Akanksha Sharma
11:00-12:30
Session 1: Creating future leaders – need for strong female role models in STEM.
Moderated by:
- Student leader from IIT Delhi
Speakers:
- Ms Madhavi Das, Director General, NICF
- Ms Nivruti Rai, MD & CEO, Invest India
- Ms Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM
- Ms Roshni Nadar, CEO, HCL
- Ms Geetha Manjunath, Founder, Niramai
Group photo
12:30 – 13:00
Inspirational Speaker / Youth Ambassador
- Ms Isha Ambani, Board of Director Reliance Jio Infocomm
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Interactive session with students
Quiz on the “Girls in ICT India: Leadership” using Slido / Mentimeter
Facilitator:
- Ms Akanksha Sharma
14:00 – 15:30
Session 2: Talking tech with the UN Agencies
Moderated by:
- Ms Ruzina Haque Laskar, Researcher, C-DoT
Speakers:
- Mr Marco Teixeira, Regional Representative, UNODC
- Ms Kanta Singh, Deputy Country Representative, UNWOMEN
- Dr Deepa Prasad, Chief of Programme and Technical Support Unit, UNFPA
- Mr Sayem Mehmood, Education Specialist, UNICEF
- Representative from IFAD
Group photo
15:30 – 15:45
Tea/Coffee break
Interactive session with students
Quiz on the “Girls in ICT India: Leadership” using Slido / Mentimeter
Facilitator:
- Ms Akanksha Sharma
15:45 – 17:00
Session 3: Skills of the Future
Moderated by:
- Ms Sai/Ms Kumud, ITS Batch 2022, DoT
Speakers:
- Ms Neeta Prasad, Joint Secretary (Policy and International Coordination), Ministry of Education
- Ms Vartika Shukla, CMD, Engineers India Limited
- Ms Surbhi Kaul, Product Manager, Google AI
- Mr Shivang Raina, Manager, Public Policy & Emerging Tech, Meta
- Dr Subir Kumar Saha, Professor, IIT Delhi
Group photo
17:00 – 17:15
Closing Remarks
- Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, CDOT
- Ms Radhika Kaul Batra, Chief of Staff, UN Resident Coordinator’s Office
- Mr Kishore Babu GSC Yerraballa, ITU Area Representative Southeast Asia & other Member States in Asia and the Pacific