What's in here

This section includes the ITU study, A Bright Future in ICTs: Opportunities for a new generation of women, which surveys the global trends in womens’ professional development and employment in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.  The ITU study highlights expected ICT job opportunities, explores why we need to engage more women and offers a sample of the range of national policies, training programs and initiatives targeting girls and women as potential students and professionals. 

Another ITU study included in this section is Digital opportunities:  Innovative ICT solution for youth employment. This report highlights the key role of digital skills in national employment and entrepreneurship startegies. 

Users will also find links to a number of white papers and policy documents from countries or the industry related to women and girls in ICT.

Oportunidades en materia de TIC: un futuro prometedor para una nueva generación de mujeres
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El futuro del sector de las TIC es fascinante. Se trata de un terreno sin explorar totalmente abierto a la creatividad, la innovación, formas de trabajar completamente nuevas, la acción recíproca y el aprendizaje, que debería despertar el interés de mujeres y hombres por igual.  
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Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment
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Today’s youth face enormous challenges finding a job and earning a decent income. Around the world, youth are far more likely than adults to find themselves unemployed or in low paying, informal sector jobs. When youth struggle at the beginning of their ca reers the repercussions can last a lifetime.
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