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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 Technology
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5 Minutes with Isabella de Michelis di Slonghello
07 May 2013
WIL board member Isabella de Michelis di Slonghello is the Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs for Qualcomm EMEA. In this role, she leads the public affairs and regulatory agenda for the US giant semiconductor company in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, including EU Affairs in Brussels.
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Microsoft Launches Women’s Empowerment Award as Part of Imagine Cup 2013
27 February 2013
On 20th February, Microsoft launched a new award focusing on women as part of the Imagine Cup, the world’s most prestigious student technology competition.
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5 minutes with Claudine Schmuck
23 January 2013
WIL Board member Claudine Schmuck is the founder and Associate Director of Global Contact.
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GSMA Mobile World Congress
25-28 February 2013 - Barcelona
Registration is now open for this industry-leading event.
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The Mutationnelles study by Orange and Global Contact
05 December 2012
WIL members are invited to participate in this unique study.
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Anne Bouverot and Béatrice Delmas-Linel awarded the National Order of Merit
05 December 2012
WIL members Anne Bouverot and Béatrice Delmas-Linel were awarded the French National Order of Merit by French Minister Fleur Pellerin.
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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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Mutationnelles 2012 report shows a 20% increase in jobs for women in the digital sector from 2008 to 2011
18 October 2012
Orange commissioned the Mutationnelles study to analyze the dynamics of professional engagement of women in the fields of science and technology.
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Memorandum of Understanding between UN Women and Microsoft
06 July 2012
UN Women and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding, effectively launching a partnership that applies technology to gender equality and empower women worldwide.
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ITU and the Girls in ICT Portal
30 November 2011
ITU and the Girls in ICT Portal A new website had been launched during TELECOM: 11.11.11 www.girlsinict.org The idea of the Girls in ICT is to continue to populate it with programs designed to get more girls and women interested in the ICT sector. So if you, your colleagues or contacts at WIL have new programs to add, please log on, register and add/edit.
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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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5 Minutes with Delphine Ernotte, Executive Director Orange France
29 April 2011
The appointment of a female Executive Director brings about a wind of change both for the company and the industry.
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5 Minutes with Marie-Thérèse Huppertz, Vice-president Governmental Relations SAP AG
24 February 2011
Marie-Thérèse has been Head of Government Relations at SAP AG, the market leader in enterprise application software, since 2007. She started her career in 1990 serving for the International Labour Organization and moved later on in the private sector, serving as Head of Microsoft Representation at EU level from 1996 to 2005. Marie-Thérèse is also part of the WIL Board of Directors.
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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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2010 Mutationnelles study for Orange released
13 December 2010
Carried out for Orange, Mutationnelles 2010 reveals a shortage of female candidates in the ICT sector. For the first time, the number of female engineers is down in 2010, particularly in information technologies,where little is known about the many job opportunities available. However, 70% of engineers consider that gender mix within management is important, and that women's skills are increasingly well recognized in companies.zed in companies.
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Breakfast with Craig Mundie, Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer
19th October 2010 - Brussels
Concerns regarding training requirements for using new technologies were raised, particularly as one third of Europe’s population have never used the Internet.
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Orange hires tech-skilled women
31 May 2010
According to Gartner consultancy, IT costs worldwide should increase by more than 5% this year.
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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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WIL Meeting on Entrepreneurship in London
19 November 2009 - House of Lords, London
First time in London, WiL convened 50 women business developers and stakeholders from European and national public institutions at a location no less prestigious or symbolic than the House of Lords.
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5 Minutes with Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, French Minister for the Digital Economy (video interview)
08 November 2009
Please take 5 Minutes to view the interview with Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet. She is the French Minister for the Digital Economy, Secretary General of the UMP party and elected mayor of Longjumeau.
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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.
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Aino-Maija Fagerlund. Successful Women Heading the ICT Sector
16 September 2009
During a terrific 8 years as CEO of FRENDS Technology, a growing Finnish software company specialized in business process integration, Aino-Maija managed to both transform it organizationally and to shift its technology focus.
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5 Minutes with Béatrice de Clermont Tonnerre
16 September 2009
Béatrice de Clermont Tonnerre is shaping the digital industry from her position as head of Business Development at Lagardère, a French Media conglomerate, and as member of the board of Lagardère’s digital companies.
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US Partner for WiL
02 June 2009 - Washington D.C.
GlobalWIN, an organization based in Washington D.C., will work together with WiL to will enable women to step up in their careers.
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5 Minutes with Viviane Ribeiro
30 April 2009
Viviane Ribeiro is President of Lefebvre Software and one of the founders of AFDEL, the French Association of Software Editors. She is the only woman among the CEOs of the first 300 software companies in France.
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Women In IT at the Imagine Cup
09 July 2008
In cooperation with the French Presidency, the Women’s Forum and European SchoolNet, WiL organized a high level debate to raise awareness and develop specific policies for the participation of young women in technology and science studies.
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Kick Off Meeting of the WIL Network
06 March 2008 - Brussels
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding keynoted the first WIL meeting, emphasizing the issue of the low retention rate of women in ICT.
