Cisco supports 50 young women in ICT

On the occasion of the International Young Women’s Day in the field of information and communications technology, Cisco, the US pioneer company in networking programs and devices, organized two discussion panels in the framework of its program ‘Girls Power Tech’. The two events which took place at Cisco’s Beirut offices and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Tripoli, aimed at opening the doors to young women to pursue a career in ICT. To this end, Cisco invited 50 girl students from a number of schools of Beirut and Tripoli, namely, Azem, Al Iman Islamic school- Abi Samra, Al Inaya Al Ahliyya, hadadeen public high school, Al Islah Islamic school, Rawdat Al Fayhaa, the Evangelical school, all in Tripoli and the International School in Beirut. Cisco’s Regional Director for the Middle East region, Nivine Qadi, explained that the ICT sector in Lebanon is experiencing an unprecedented vigor, adding that the above initiative allows young women to learn about the existing job prospects, assist them in building their skills and prepare them to become entrepreneurs in the domain. (L’Orient Le Jour, 29 April 2015)