Cisco Lebanon saw strong turnout on its annual Girls in ICT Day, with young women learning about the innovative technology-related careers of tomorrow.
The recent Girls in ICT Day is an annual day of activities organized by the International Telecommunications Union, to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing technology fields.
At Cisco Lebanon offices, 16 girls and young women 15-16 years old from the International College in Lebanon learned from female role models about the vital role that ICT plays in employability, and how the “Internet of Everything” will create the technology-related jobs of tomorrow.
Students eagerly interacted with special guests including Dr. Nibal Idlebi, Chief of the ICT Applications Section at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. Dr. Idlebi focuses on ICT policies and strategies, including Digital Arabic Content. Cisco also had guests from the Telecom Regulatory Authority, creator of Dream Matcher, and from the Globalcom Data Services.
“Lebanon has the high quality of education and supportive entrepreneurial environment that can fuel women’s participation in the country’s bright ICT future, especially with the country’s telecommunications sector facing a turning point in boosting speeds and unlocking the knowledge-based economy,” said Yasmine Nsouli, Communication Manager, Integrated Marketing, Global Corporate Communication, Cisco Lebanon.
The Internet of Everything (IoE) is the networked connection of people, process, data and things, with Cisco predicting 50 billion objects connected to the Internet by 2020. As a result, the IoE is set to create unprecedented disruption across global industries – and enhance and create a wide range of ICT-related careers.
During their visit to Cisco Lebanon offices, young women used Cisco’s collaboration platforms such as TelePresence and Jabber to interact with fellow participants across the globe, and with female role models working within Cisco, and its partners and customers.
“At Cisco, we take our commitment to making ICT career opportunities open to all seriously,” added Nsouli. “We understand the value of a diverse workforce, and believe that many more girls would pursue careers in ICT if they were better informed about the many different types of jobs available within the sector.”
Cisco has been involved in Girls in ICT Day since it was founded in 2010. In the 2014 edition, Cisco hosted 2,500 young women at almost 80 of their worldwide offices, and across 37 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Russia.
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Source: Naharnet Newsdesk -Technology
