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Castries – Saint Lucia \u2013 3rd May 2023 \u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is getting ready to host a Virtual Tech Talk and Training dubbed ‘Digital Skills for Life\u2019 on Tuesday, 9th May 2023. This event forms part of the International Telecommunication Union\u2019s (ITU) Girls in ICT observance which is marked annually on the fourth Thursday of April.<\/p>\n
According to the ITU, \u201cFor girls and young women to thrive in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, they need to acquire skills to become both ICT users and creators in the digital world.\u201d To this end, ECTEL has collaborated with four remarkable Caribbean women to stage a virtual event aimed at encouraging girls to learn more about ICT and pursue studies and careers in this male-dominated field.<\/p>\n
The inspiring speakers for the event are Michele Marius – Director of ICT Pulse Consulting Ltd. (Saint Lucia) and Simone Joseph-Ollivierre – Assistant Director, EGovernment Unit (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), while the talented trainers are Medisha Augustine-Casimir – Digital Marketer & Brand Strategist, Apachy Solutions (Commonwealth of Dominica) and Susan Benoire \u2013 Graphic Design, OECS Commission (Saint Lucia).<\/p>\n
ECTEL\u2019s Acting Managing Director, Cheryl Hector Fontenelle said, \u201cWe are excited to be creating this platform to empower young girls by providing practical digital skills they can use to enhance their lives. Additionally, it is important that we show girls that there are women who look like them who are thriving in ICT in our region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Girls ages 11 to 18 as well as boys who encourage girls to thrive in ICT are invited to attend ECTEL\u2019s Virtual Tech Talk and Training via Zoom:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/84701824992?pwd=dWhQNzJVVHczM1dYWnVPU3BycXJuUT 09<\/p>\n
Meeting ID: 847 0182 4992<\/p>\n
Passcode: 197243<\/p>\n
on May 9th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
A follow-up competition with amazing prizes will be launched at the event.<\/p>\n
Since 4th May 2000, ECTEL has been the regional regulatory body advising the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (NTRCs) on electronic communications matters in its five (5) Member States, namely: the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In simple terms, ECTEL works with the NTRCs to promote consumer rights and harmonised benefits in the electronic
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Visit www.ectel.int or follow us @ectel on Facebook and YouTube and @ectelauthority on Instagram and Twitter for more information about ECTEL\u2019s work, and to meet the presenters of the Girls in ICT Virtual Tech Talk and Training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Castries – Saint Lucia \u2013 3rd May 2023 \u2013 The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is getting ready to host a Virtual Tech Talk and Training dubbed ‘Digital Skills for Life\u2019 on Tuesday, 9th May 2023. This event forms…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":302550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[262,286,77,235,9,14,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-302549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gender","category-governance","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional","category-technology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n