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WIL at the Global Forum in ICT
14 May 2013
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WTP Emerging Leader Interview with Edyta Ziomek
10 May 2013
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NEWS & EVENTS: Women in IT
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WIL at the Global Forum in ICT
28-29 October 2013 - Trieste
Under the motto “Driving the Digital Future: Opportunities for Communities, Citizens & Businesses - Towards Global Solutions”, the 22nd Global Forum will take place in Trieste, Italy. WIL will organize its own session.
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Girls in ICT Day celebrated at the European Parliament - Report
25 April 2013 - Brussels
On the occasion of the International “Girls in ICT” Day on 25th April, the European Internet Foundation (EIF) and the European Commission hosted a joint lunch meeting in the European Parliament, followed by a hearing on “Women in ICT”. WIL members Sylvie Laffarge, Director of Corporate Affairs at Microsoft EMEA, and Afke Schaart, Senior Director of EU Institutional Relations at Microsoft, report from the event.
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European Commission launches Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs
01 March 2013
On 4th March 2013, the European Commission launched a Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, calling on Europe's digital businesses, governments, training and education sectors to join, and to address the projected deficit of 900 000 skilled ICT workers expected in Europe by 2015.
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WIL Collaborative Networks session at the Global Forum in ICT
05 December 2012
For the third consecutive year WIL organized its session at the prestigious annual ICT conference.
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Video interview with Anne Bouverot
29 November 2012
Anne Bouverot, Director General and Member of the Board of the GSMA, on attracting women to the mobile industry.
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Biannual meeting at the French Parliament
22 October 2012 - Paris
On 22nd October the European Network for Women in Leadership was hosted for its biannual meeting by Claude Bartolone, President of the French National Assembly.
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WIL members in the photographic project «Quelques Femmes du Numérique !»
17 October 2012-17 January 2013 - Paris
How to attract young women to choose a career in the digital sector? How to present individual stories and successful role models in a way that could inspire girls to follow this career path, still perceived as dominated by men?
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Global Forum in ICT WIL session - 8 November, Brussels
08 November 2011 - Brussels
Women in ICT – Developing Women Talents: the Winning Strategies to Nourish the Pipeline For the second time, the organizers of the Global Forum in ICT have handed over to WIL the mission to organize the session on women in the information society, which will take place on the 8 November in Brussels.
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Women in Science, Innovation and Technology in the Digital Age high-level conference in Budapest
6th – 8th March 2011
Commissioner Neelie Kroes will chair a conference jointly hosted by the Hungarian EU Presidency and the European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate General (DG INFSO)
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Claire Lee recognized as UK’s Technology Icon 2010
15 November 2010 - London
The Pink Shoe Club, founded by the Chief Advisor for the UK All-Party Entrepreneurship group (APPGE), recently launched the prestigious Icon Awards to recognise outstanding women across British business, professional and public life.
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WIL session in Washington on “Global Networks for Empowering Women in the Digital Age”
09 November 2010 - Washington
The WIL and GlobalWIN networks jointly hosted a lively high-level session, as part of the much awaited annual event Global Forum in ICT (Nov 9th). An overwhelming audience of 100+ joined us to hear about tested practices empowering women in the digital age.
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Women and ICT through the lifecycle
08 November 2010 - Barcelona
Although many researches from the past few years looked at the reasons behind the leaky pipeline of women in ICT, the reality is that women are still a diminishing minority in ICT professions.
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Beatrice Covassi appointed EU representative in charge of the Digital Agenda and ICT in Washington DC
05 October 2010
"I am thrilled to be the first EU Digital Agenda Counselor in DC and I am strongly committed to strengthen EU-US relations on all the pillars of the Digital Agenda. ICT offers powerful means to face some of today's global challenges such as reducing energy consumption, supporting an ageing population, strengthening health services, and delivering better public services”, says Beatrice.
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Report on IT Skills among Immigrant Women
14 April 2010
A study conducted by Microsoft among 530 immigrant women in 5 EU countries identified how access to IT is critical to improving social and economic status and finding a job.
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The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Award
20 January 2010 - London, UK
Congratulations to Deb Leary whose company has won a prestigious UK award for innovation.
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Jehanne Savi. Business Growth through Mentoring
08 November 2009
Jehanne Savi has built a career in the telecommunications industry, now heading the IT Delivery division for France within the Group IT executive committee for France Telecom Group. She holds a degree in telecommunications management and a PhD.
