African Summit on Women and Girls in Technology

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A discussion panel at the summit
A discussion panel at the summit

The African Summit on Women and Girls in Technology is an international summit organized by the World Wide Web Foundation and the Alliance for Affordable Internet in collaboration with other international organizations and ministries. It is a gathering of digital equality advocates who are mostly women and the main focus of discussion is bridging the digital gender gap.[1]

Topics

The summit focuses on exploring how technology policies could further the rights and interest of women in Africa and how these policies could work to help bridge the digital gender gap.[2][3]

  • Affordable Broadband
  • Women’s rights online
  • Digital education and skills
  • Digital Entrepreneurship

2016 - First African Summit on Women and Girls in Technology

2018 - Second African Summit on Women and Girls in Technology

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