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ITU Area Office for CIS
Regional Videoconference Seminar for CIS
Dedicated to the International Girls in ICT Day
Moscow, Russian Federation, 28-29 April 2016
Draft Agenda
28 April 2016, Thursday
09:30-10:00
Preparation of the videoconference system, online registration of participants
10:00-10:30
Opening remarks:
• Executive Committee of the Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications;
• UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE);
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mr. Orozobek Kaiykov, Head, ITU Area
Office for CIS.
Session 1: Global Trends in the Development of ICT Sector: Women’s Involvement in the ICT
Chair: Mr. Orozobek Kaiykov, Head, ITU Area Office for CIS
10:30-11:30
Within the framework of Session 1, global trends in the ICT development will be considered in the
context of involvement of women in the ICT, in particular,how female and male staff percentage
ratio in the ICT enterprises has changed; whether the number of female staff has increased or
reduced, including the number of females in management positions.
Gender Issue in the ITU. Analysis of the Trends over Recent 5 years (topic TBC)
Mr. Farid Nakhli, Programme Officer, ITU Area Office for CIS
Bridging the gender gap and empowering women in ICT
Ms. Natalya Amelina, Head, Unit for ICT in Pre-scholar, Schooling, and Inclusive Education,
UNESCO IITE
11:30-12:00
Coffee break
Session 2: Gender Aspect of ICT Development in the CIS Countries over Recent 5 Years
Chair: Mr. Farid Nakhli, Programme Officer, ITU Area Office for CIS
12:00–13:30
Session 2 will consider gender aspect of main trends in the ICT development in the CIS over recent 5
years, including the issues of implementation in some countries of policy aimed at attraction more
women in ICT sector and its influence on gender percentage ratio in the ICT enterprises.
Main Principles of Gender Policy of the Republic of Belarus. Dynamics of Women Employment
Level in ICT Sector of the Republic of Belarus
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Ms. Irina Divakova, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus at International Organizations in
Geneva
Provision of Gender Equality in the Republic of Moldova in the light of the ITU PP-10 Resolution
70
Ms. Eleonora Vasilaci, Head, Directorate of Policies Analysis, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Ministry
of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova
13:30-14:30
Lunch
Сессия 2: Gender Aspect of ICT Development in the CIS Countries over Recent 5 Years
(continued)
14:30-16:00
Gender Aspect of ICT Development in Russia (Topic TBC)
Ms. Gulnara Abdrakhmanova, Director, Centre for Information Society Statistic and Monitoring,
Institute of Statistic Research and Economy of Knowledge, National Research University Higher
School of Economics
Gender Aspect of ICT Development in ICT Development in Kyrgyz Republic (Topic TBC)
Speaker TBD
Dynamics of Women’s Involvement in ICT based on the Analysis of Kazakhstelecom Data (Topic
TBC)
Representative of Kazaktelecom (Speaker TBC)
A social event is plNanned for guests of Moscow
29 April 2016, Friday
09:30-10:00
Short Coffee Reception
Session 3: Ways to Be Professional and Professional Fulfillment of Girls in ICT
Chair: Mr. Farid Nakhli, Programme Officer, ITU Area Office for CIS
10:00-11:00
Session 3 will be dedicated to professional fulfillment of girls who obtained diplomas in ICT in the
CIS countries. Representatives of ICT universities will present data relating to gender percentage
ratio at different stages of education process and, if possible, to further professional fulfillment of
graduates of ICT universities.
Topic TBD
Speaker TBD (The Alexander Popov Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications)
Topic TBD
Speaker TBD (Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications under Kyrgyz State Technical
University named after Iskhak Razzakov)
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-13:00
Roundtable: Main Trends in Women’s Employment in the ICT in the CIS Countries
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Chair: Mr. Orozobek Kaiykov, Head, ITU Area Office for CIS
The roundtable will discuss and analyze the data presented by the speakers of the seminar for their
further inclusion in the summing up document.
15:00-16:30
Lunch
After lunch, guests of Moscow will have an opportunity to visit a museum