On the sidelines of International Girls in ICT Day, the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, with the support of Enabel’s Digiboost programme and the Women In Tech community, held an Afterwork on Friday 29 April 2022 that brought together more than sixty young women, professionals and entrepreneurs in the digital sector.
On the sidelines of International Girls in ICT Day, the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, with the support of Enabel’s Digiboost programme and the Women In Tech community, held an Afterwork on Friday 29 April 2022 that brought together more than sixty young women, professionals and entrepreneurs in the digital sector.
Chaired by Mrs Patricia CODJIA, Director General of the Beninese Broadcasting Infrastructure Company (SBIR), representing Mrs Aurélie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, this friendly and warm event was a time of learning and sharing for the participants, whom the Director General of SBIR encouraged to share their experiences for better representation of women in the ecosystem.
Thematic sessions on women’s entrepreneurship, social media and telecoms, together with a panel on developing digital skills, allowed participants to interact, share their professional and entrepreneurial experiences, and urge more women to get involved and seize the many opportunities offered by the dynamic digital sector.
Given the rich quality of the discussions and the participants’ enthusiasm for this event format, which brought together young women in the digital field, Mrs Emmanuelle Bouiti, Digital Economy Intervention Manager (DigiBoost Project) at Enabel, expressed her delight at seeing such an initiative take place and her hope that it will be repeated.