International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated worldwide every year on the fourth Thursday of April (24 April 2025). Girls in ICT Day provides an opportunity for girls and young women to see and be exposed to the benefit of ICT in enabling their career and aspiration. Since 2011, over 417,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 11,590 celebrations of International Girls in ICT Day in 175 countries worldwide.

International Girls in ICT Day 2025 will be celebrated on 24 April under the theme “Girls in ICT for inclusive digital transformation

The ICT sector is a growing sector for education in both developed and developing countries. This means that qualified female students in technical fields around the world have significant opportunities available to them. These are excellent opportunities in particular for highly skilled girls and young women who are still a minority when it comes to STEM education and careers. Developing initiatives and activities to promote and encourage girls to take up study in STEM and ICT is hence a requirement.

Girls in ICT Day Thailand initiative

Since 2017, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES-Thailand), Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC-Thailand) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) together with supportive partners, have been running a capacity building program aimed at imparting employable digital skills to girls and young women in Thailand training more than 3900 female students. In 2024, Girls in ICT Day celebration in Thailand was conducted in hybrid mode (face to face and virtual) from April to July. Over 1300 girls and young women participated in the three different tracks of training programmes such as leadership in digital transformation, digital skills empowerment and experiential learning journeys.

Provisional Agenda

MC:

• Punyapha Visavakornvisisd (Prim)

Welcoming remarks

• Ms Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Video Message)
• Mr Trairat Viriyasirikul, Deputy Secretary General Acting Secretary General, Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, Thailand

Official Launching for Girls in ICT Thailand

Group Picture

Keynote Address

• Ms Kalaya Chinatiworn, Principal Advisor, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society
• Mr Chusin Voradaj, Ph.D, Inspector-General for Education, Ministry of Education

Special Panel Session

Nearly 30% of people in rural areas of low-income countries remain unconnected, and girls and women are the most affected, widening the digital divide and limiting opportunities for full participation in societies to build inclusive digital transformation. To address this, we must continue to empower all girls and young women, providing them with equal and equitable access to digital skills and literacy opportunities in technology and innovation, to better support girls and young women to pursue education and careers in the STEM and ICT sectors. During this special session, panellists will discuss the impact of the digital gender divide on girls, women, youth and other vulnerable individuals, insuring inclusive digital transformation.

Moderator:

• Ms Natvara Pichedpan, Thammasat University

Panellists:

• Mr Masanori Kondo, Secretary General, Asia Pacific Telecommunity (Video Message)
• Ms Iwona Spytkowski, Head, UN Resident Coordinator Office in Thailand
• Ms Suchana Sinthavathavorn, Department of Quality of Life and Security, DEPA

Session powered by the Office of the NBTC (Physical session)

Moderated by:

• Ms Punyapha Visavakornvisisd (Prim)

Speakers:

• Ms Phandila Win Pansirithanachoti (Lilly), Thai Actress
• Mr Patiphan Khunngern (Moss)
• Ms Supanrasa Hirunwan (Mind), Moss Mad Chuk channel

Interactive presentations/interviews/conversations between girls or young women, boys and the Girls in ICT Day Thailand Partners to share their experience related to this year’s Girls in ICT 2025 theme on “Girls in ICT for inclusive digital transformation”.

This session will be divided into three sections with the participation of the Girls in ICT Day Thailand Partners from UN Agencies and Intergovernmental organisations; Industries; and Academia, who will discuss specific topics focusing on “Girls in ICT for inclusive digital transformation”, moderated by youth leaders from Asia and the Pacific.

The existing digital skills gap is a key barrier to achieving sustainable, meaningful and inclusive digital transformation.

The aim of this session is to showcase the importance of equipping girls and female youth, including boys and male youths, with the nece13:00ssary digital skills for their future education and careers, contributing to bridging the digital skills gap. Partners will be invited to present the impact of their initiatives, as well as their thoughts on future trends in UN, International Organisation and Academia perspective, and finally the programme they will implement in 2025.

Moderated by:

• Ms Nattanicha Dejsakulrit, King’s College International School Bangkok

Speakers:

• Dr Rangsun Wiboonuppatum, Education Specialist, UNICEF
• Ms Ruohan Zhang, UNESCO Thailand
• Ms Pitinan Koormornopatana, Program Director, ICANN
• Dr Budsara Boriboo, Department of Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
• Dr Daniel James McFarlane, Mahidol University

The aim of this session is to showcase the importance of equipping girls and female youth, including boys and male youths, with the necessary digital skills and knowledge for their future education and careers, contributing to bridging the digital  gap. Partners will be invited to present the impact of their initiatives as well as their thoughts on future trends in the Industry, and finally the programme they will implement in 2025.

Moderated by:

• Ms Nathamon Silprachawong, International Community School (ICS BKK)

Speakers:

• Ms Danielle Duanduan Duan, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
• Ms Suthinee Leelahemaratana, Program Manager, Cisco Systems Thailand
• Ms Varaporn Pangboonyanon, Deputy Director, Huawei Asia Pacific Learning Service Department
• Ms Emi Shitara, President, Japan Brand Communication (Remote)
• Ms Li Fei, Chief Finance Officer, ZTE Thailand

This session aims to discuss how we can prepare youth for the future of jobs, ensuring that we all contribute to inclusive digital transformation.

Moderated by:

• ITU & NBTC Representative

Speakers:

• Ms Saruta Meengam, Thammasat University
• Ms Nattanicha Dejsakulrit, King’s College International School Bangkok
• Ms Yearin Lee, Generation Connect, ASP Youth Envoy, Korea (Remote)

• Mr Ashish Narayan, Programme Coordinator, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
• Ms Rujira Thammachat, Executive Director of International Affairs Bureau, Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, Thailand