WIIT to honor 101 women from ICT sector On occasion of International Women's Day
On the occasion of International Women's Day 2023, Women in Information Technology (WIIT) is organizing a program to recognize one hundred and one (101) women in the field of communication and information technology. The organization is also going to publish a book and honor them.
Guna Keshari Pradhan, president of WIIT organization, informed about how technology can be used to bring about gender equality in the program to be held on 8th of March at Hotel Hyatt Place.
MP Sumana Shrestha is the keynote speaker at the conference. In the program, the former program coordinator of Asia Pacific Telecommunity, Elisa Raj Bhandari, will give a presentation on Global initiatives on promoting gender equality in ICT. Similarly, Director of Wireless Services Directorate, Nepal Telecom, Minu Pradhan will present a paper on 5G technology and its potential impact on development of truly smart society such as smart cities, smart communities, smart households towards gender equality with 5G.
Minister of Communication and Information Technology Ms. Rekha Sharma will be present as the chief guest in this conference. Similarly, MP Sumana Shrestha, Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens; Dilliram Sharma, Chairman of Nepal Telecommunication Authority Purushottam Khanal, CEO of E-Governance Commission; Dipesh Bista, UN Women's Anjana Vaidya, Managing Director at Nepal Telecom; Sushil Poudel and others will be present as special guests.
Sheela Kansakar Karki, vice president of women in information technology, said that a book containing 101 women in the ICT sector will be released at this conference. According to the organization, women who play a leading role in the field of information and communication technology will be honored in the program by the honorable minister.
The event organized by Women in Information Technology (WIIT) is supported by Nepal Telecom in Association with and Living with ICT as a supporting organization.
WIIT is a non-governmental organization established for the effective participation of women in the ICT sector and to further encourage them. The organization has been conducting various workshops, seminars, hackathons, annual publications, networking programs, digital literacy related programs for women. The organization has conducted programs outside of Kathmandu in Pokhara and other areas. Last year, the organization released a special annual publication (book) related to cyber security.
