Search / Search Results Date Added to Site: 22nd October 2005     Long Summary Title Women and ICT: Creating Global Transformation-An International Symposium Publication Date June 2005 Publisher Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country (UMBC) Donor Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country (UMBC), the World Trade Center Institute, the World Bank, and Women in Global Science and Technology (WIGSAT) Long Summary How can stakeholders increase girls' and women's participation and leadership through ICTs to effect economic, social, and political change? To answer this question, 250 international participants came together for the First International Symposium on Women and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) held in Maryland, United States (US) in June 2005. At the event, representatives from the business, governmental and non-governmental sectors explored global issues and actions on women and ICTs, organized around 5 themes: policy and action; research and collaboration; dissemination and communication; resource development; and context and culture. Panel topics included "Women and ICT: A Global Summary"; "Linking Efforts: Women and ICT International Organizations"; "Women, Family, and Technology"; "Planning for WSIS and Other Policy Efforts"; and "Women in ICT Leadership". Through the exchange of ideas and experiences, the symposium's participants created an action agenda to significantly increase the international participation of girls and women in ICT - including leadership of women in technology business - in the next five years. The agenda items include: 1) Preparing a document that outlines shared goals/beliefs that participants can formally or informally agree to. 2) Creating a map of activities being done by persons or organizations to further the cause of women in ICTs. 3) Developing a web hub for key stakeholders to communicate and coordinate existing global database links. 4) Expanding and collaborating to strengthen current public policy initiatives, including providing information on key meetings which we can attend and/or support. 5) Building links with and among professional organizations. 6) Plan face-to-face strategy meetings specifically for women and girls and ICT as a side effort at existing conferences. Summary Source adapted from website Complete Document http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/symposium.html