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Promoting women’s participation in ICT
8-5-2017
For the fifth consecutive year, Alfa, the leading mobile operator in Lebanon managed by Orascom Telectom, celebrated last Thursday the International Girls in ICT Day. Organized by the International telecommunications Union (ITU), the initiative encourages girls to venture into the information and communication technology sector. As part of the annual routine, Alfa hosted a group of young female students from different high schools to engage in one day-long activities, tour the company’s sections and technological innovation competitions. The event is basically aimed at motivating the students to major in the ITC industry and introduce them to the broad employment prospects in the field. To note, for the first time in the Middle East region, Lebanon, and Alfa, have been shortlisted to take part in a live broadcast attended by ITU representatives, ambassadors of participating countries, as well as female students partaking in the special day events in each of Switzerland, Lithuania and Lebanon (alfa). A Lebanese student has come second place in a completion between the three states. Alfa CEO and Chairperson, Marwan Hayek, said that as the telecommunications sector is heading for a revolution similar to the Industrial Revolution in terms of anticipated fundamental changes, “women should play an effective and influential role in that walk.” (Al Mustaqbal, May 6, 2017)
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