Women in ICT Summit (WITS) will be
holding at the National
Centre for Women Development Garki, Abuja from 18th – 20th
of September, 2012. Organized by the High Tech Women Centre for Nigerian Women
and Youths, a Non Governmental Organisation, WITS is an annual event for
Nigerian women in the public and private sectors.
According
to the announcement, this year’s Summit is themed “Effective Implementation of Governments’ Transformation Agenda and
Policies through ICTs: Issues, Opportunities and Roles for Nigeria Women”. It
aims at addressing the feasibility/possibility of women using ICT in promoting
local and indigenous implementation of Government Policies (i.e. ICT, STI,
Health, Agriculture, Environment, Trade and Commerce Policies) and its effects
on the respective communities.
The
release notes that women constitute over
half of the world’s population and contribute in vital ways to societal
development generally. In most societies women assume five key roles: mother,
producer, home-manager, and community organizer, socio-cultural and political
activists.
However, the
release states concern that major institutional constraints to women’s
participation in economic activities and development process in societies are inadequate
access to factors of production and trade, lack of credit facilities, lack of
training opportunities, skill acquisition, limited access to appropriate
production technologies and social inclusion. It states further that one of the
greatest problems facing the Nigerian economy is the techniques in formulation
and implementation of national policies. Observing that the role of women is quite
important in the formulation and implementation of all policies, the release
states that efforts through special
legislation, state bye-laws and gender specific policies at all levels of
government and by the civil society though note-worthy, have not deliver
dividends of development to women and men equitably.
Women and ICT
Noting
that Information Communications Technology (ICT) is the bedrock of educational
and socio-economic developments, the release states that it has been widely
proven that “Technology needs women for all sorts of reasons”. A major thrust in the effort to close the
gender gap and to get women involved in ICT for personal, gender, social and
financial empowerment has been encouraged. The importance of ICTs to women lies
less in the technology itself, but in the capacity to facilitate improved
access to information and communication. ICTs find applicability in virtually
every field of human endeavour namely education, health, transport, social
work, politics, law and even religion; facilitating greater access to market
information, fostering learning opportunities through distance-learning, as
well as raising incomes of families through e-commerce. Women need to be informed with the
latest technology and the trend in technological development as they exert
significant influence on the children and their immediate environment to be
able to contribute sufficiently to policy implementation.
Who to Attend
Women
of Ages from 20years and above
Policy
Makers and Female Parliamentarians
Public
Sector Personnel (Federal, State and Local Government Workers)
Organised
Private Sector
Business
Women
NGOs
and Civil Societies
Academia
Professional
Bodies
Female
Students (Undergraduate and Post graduates)
Fees and Important Dates
Summit Fees:
·
Early Registration: On or before 14th
of September, 2012 N32,000.00
·
Late Registration: After 14th
to Payments at Summit Venue N 37, 500.00
·
Students Fees Early: On or before 14th
of September, 2012 - N 27,000.00
·
Students Fees Late: After 14th
till Summit Venue N 32,500.00
For Enquiries, Sponsorship and Registration:
Contact Event’s Manager/Consultant
– HOJOB Consults Ltd on 08034241874, 08126374612;
Or Deola on 08055204972 and Kehinde
on 08067126935
