Castries, Saint Lucia – 21st March 2024 – Girls in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) will be celebrated globally on Thursday, April 25th, and once again the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is playing its part to empower girls, especially those in our five Contracting States, to become more aware of the benefits to be derived from studying and pursuing a career in the field of ICT. The focus of this annual event, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), revolves around the theme of Leadership.
It aims to highlight the crucial necessity for having influential female figures as role models in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. According to the ITU, ‘although women now fill 40% of high-skill occupations globally, their participation in ICT-related fields continues to be low.
Women are nearly absent from software development, engineering, technology research, academia as well as at the highest levels of policy making. They also tend to leave science and technology jobs at higher rates than men.
To thrive in STEM, girls and young women must be exposed to women in leadership positions, fostering inspiration and breaking down barriers that hinder their progress.’ To this end, the Directorate is calling on female students from the five Community Colleges in ECTEL’s Contracting States (Dominica State College, T.A. Marryshow Community
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since 4th May 2000. In simple terms, ECTEL works with the NTRCs to promote consumer rights and harmonised benefits in the electronic communications sector in its Contracting States. 9 – NEWS RELEASE –
The Cabinet extends its gratitude to all stakeholders for their support and
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