IDC MEA is in partnership with ISESCO and in collaboration with UNDP, UN Women, the World Bank, Intel, Dell, ESCWA, ECWT and Fondation Mohammed VI organizing the ARAB WOMEN AND ICT Summit in Morocco, Rabat, 6th and 7th  december 2011, about empowering Arab women in the  ICT sector and improving their education in ICT and giving them the opportunity to contribute to their country's economy.

Topics that will be discussed:

• How ICT serves Gender equity in Arab Countries
• Reflection on the role of Arab women in Arab society today and witnessed continual technological change.
• State of the art in digital illiteracy of Arab women and how to encourage them to take full advantage of new information technologies and communication (ICT). 
• A look at programs forefront of Arab women using ICTs.
• Capacity building of women through new technologies and offer them the opportunity to improve their situation and succeed.
  
  
  Gender equality is not only a basic human right, but its achievement has enormous socio-economic ramifications. Empowering women fuels thriving economies, spurring productivity and growth.  And Because the world is changing. You cannot look at what is happening in North Africa and not see that countries that rely on promises of “stability” — based on unchanging leadership and rigid conceptions of social and gender roles – are no longer sustainable. The frustrated dreams and aspirations of those left out have thrust millions into the streets — women alongside men, demanding opportunities to lead and contribute to the revitalization of their societies and economies.
  

For more information and registration check the conference website!

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