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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.

Un avenir plein de promesses dans le secteur des TIC pour une nouvelle génération de femmes
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L'avenir du secteur des TIC s'annonce passionnant. Il ouvre des horizons inconnus, placés sous le signe de la créativité et de l'innovation et faisant appel à des méthodes de travail, d'interaction et d'apprentissage radicalement nouvelles qui devraient séduire les femmes comme les hommes. L'Institue for the Future1 recense six facteurs qui selon toute vraisemblance détermineront le visage de la main-d'œuvre de demain: l'allongement de l'espérance de vie, l'augmentation du nombre de dispositifs et de systèmes intelligents, etc..  
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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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