ITU-UN Women Joint Award is an annual special achievement award for outstanding performers and role models in Gender Equality and mainstreaming in the area of ICTs. Please note that this award is applicable for both women and men.
All stakeholders are encouraged to nominate deserving organizations and individuals, both within and outside your respective organizations, for this prestigious award. Winners will be awarded at the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) in Busan, Republic of Korea on the 21st of October, followed by a series of activities to celebrate the winners’ achievements.
Eligible Stakeholders
- Governments
- Private Sector
- Civil Society
- International Organizations
- Academia
Please note that nominations are open to organizations and individuals from your organization. Self-nominations are welcome.
Award Categories
- ICT Applications, Content, Production Capacities and Skills for Women’s Social, Political Empowerment and Women’s Empowerment Linkages with Sustainable Development.
- ICT Applications, Content, Production Capacities and Skills for Women’s Economic Empowerment and Poverty Reduction.
- Promoting Women in ICT Sector – initiatives aimed at attracting, retaining and promoting women within the ICT sector and into decision-making positions (private and public sector).
- Enabling Girls to Become ICT Creators – initiatives aimed towards providing girls with an opportunity to become not just active users but also creators of ICTs and content.
- Closing the ICT Gender Gap – Ensuring ICT accessibility for women, such as digital literacy training and ensuring affordable and meaningful access to ICTs by women. Initiatives aimed at measuring the ICT gender gap including research and data on women’s engagement with ICTs and their impact.
- Efforts to Reduce Threats Online and Building Women’s Confidence and Security in the Use of ICTs.
- ICT and Broadband strategies policies, framework that promote women’s digital empowerment.
Propose a Nominee for the GEM-Tech Award
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Gender Equality Mainstreaming – Technology (GEM-TECH) Award
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