GNBA’S REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED NFMU’S GIRLS IN ICT SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
The Girls in ICT Social Media Launch held on Friday last ( April 07), in the Conference Room of the National Library, was an event, among a series of events planned by the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) to celebrate Girls in ICT Day 2017. This event was hosted by Officials of the NFMU.
Each of the officials presented specific aspects of the Social Media Launch and the work of the NFMU, relative to the celebration of Girls in ICT Day, 2017. Initially Ms. Shaneeza Khan welcomed the Media and representatives from the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). Additionally, she outlined the presentations to be delivered by each of her colleagues and introduced the Managing Director, Mr. Valmikki Singh. Mr. Singh in his introductory statements, again welcomed the GNBA and members of the Media.
Subsequently, the Managing Director gave a history of the Girls in ICT, including NFMU’s participation in the development of girls in this particular field (ICT). Among his utterances he noted the fact the Girls in ICT day is celebrated the fourth Thursday in April of every year, including the NFMU’s encouragement of careers in the field of ICT. Mr. Singh also noted NFMU’s affiliation with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Following his brief presentation, Ms. Keren Boyal (Executive Assistant) was introduced to outline the activities planned by the NFMU for the month. In so doing, Ms. Boyal noted that one of the major events will be the upcoming Symposium on the 27th of April 2017. This event, she explained, will see the participation of 300 girls from various schools across Guyana. The slogan for that event is: ‘TECH NEEDS GIRLS’
This activity she further noted will aim to convince girls that Technology indeed does need girls. The following event will be a ‘Tech Day Camp’, aimed at teaching girls about the world of Technology. Finally, she noted that a ‘Girls in ICT Mentorship Luncheon’ is also a part of the list of activities. Importantly, Ms. Boyal noted that the GNBA hosted the ICT Mentorship event in the year 2015. On that noted Ms. Melissa Layne, Spectrum Engineer of the NFMU was introduced to deliver the final presentation.
Ms. Melissa Layne took that opportunity to express her passion for this particular field (ICT), she further presented the new Facebook page developed for Girls in ICT. Moreover, she explained the reason for the launch and the activity involved for young women to post on their new Facebook page, explaining why Tech needs girls, tag it, upload it and encourage others to like the post. The three posts with the most likes, she explained, will win a prize each. This activity is aimed at promoting the Facebook page and the need for girls in the field of Information and Communication Technology.
