2016
NATIONAL FEMALE CONFERENCE AND GEPICT AWARDS
INTRODUCTION
This conference is to create a platform
for Nigerian female youths from the six (6) geo political zones of Nigeria who
are IT neophytes and gurus, associated with the intriguing world of Information
Communication Technology to compete and test their technical skills. GEPICT
2016 is a conference targeted towards enlightening, empowering and exposing
Nigerian Female youths and their talent to a community of IT experts and users
with the singular aim of stimulating the ‘can-do’ spirit that will drive the Nigerian
economy.
Gender Equality Participation in Information and
Communication Technology (GEPICT) is
a female initiative program organized under the office of the NACOSS
National Vice President. This year’s theme is “Female Gender
Participation in ICT; Its Effects on National Development”.
To acknowledge and appreciate the important role some individuals
and government-institutions, Private Sector Institutions, NGOs and support
agencies play in promoting gender equality and empowerment of women through ICT
in the country, the office of the national vice president is pleased to
introduce the first 2016 GEPICT Awards. The idea behind the Awards is to identify and
recognize the best performing STAKEHOLDERS IN ICT in the country. The Awards
ceremony will take place on the 12th of October 2016.
The main aim of the event is to unlock
female potentials in ICT, orientate female NACOSSites and ICT lovers on how and
what they can contribute to the growth of the economy technologically and also in
boosting up female mentality on Information Technology. This conference will
also be exposing female ICT lovers of what is in IT and the industries at
large. Looking at what is happening in the industry; there is a gender
divide, with women and girls enjoying less access to information technology
than men and boys. This can be true of rich and poor countries alike.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE AND AWARD CEREMONY
This important event aims to achieve the following specific objectives:
·
To
promote an environment of inclusivity for women in technology, as well as
celebrate women leading the industry.
·
To advance, grow, and celebrate women
developers, designers, and technology entrepreneurs.
·
To
create a forum where Female students can market themselves and the software
they have developed to companies present at the conference.
·
Identifying
and promoting good practices and lessons learned on the ways women and girls
are using ICT;
·
Capacity-building towards gender equality in
education and employment;
·
Enhancing democracy and women’s participation
through electronic connectivity.
·
Improving
the gender dimensions of ICT—in terms of access and use, capacity-building
opportunities, employment and potential for empowerment
EVENT
COMPONENTS
·
Paper
presentations
·
Motivational
talks
·
Software
Exhibition and Competition
·
Deploying
Google Apps
·
Quiz
Competition for Secondary Schools
·
Boot
Camp:
ü
Core
Networking
ü
Android
development
ü
Software
Development
ü
Core
PHP and General Web designing
ü
Hacking
ü
Multimedia
·
Social
Hour / Site Seeing
·
Dinner
/cultural / award Night
·
Date–October, 10th – 13th 2016
SPEAKERS:
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ORGANIZATIONS
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TOPICS
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PRESENTERS/SPEAKERS
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Nigeria
Computer Society
|
Keynote
Address: Female Participation in
Information Technology; its effects on National Development
|
Mrs Veronica Ola Owolabi FNCS
Deputy President NCS
|
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High Tech
Center for Nigeria Women and Youths
|
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
through ICT
|
Dr. Wunmi Hassan MNCS
President
High Tech
|
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Nasarawa
State Polytechnic Lafia
|
Women Going Beyond
|
Mrs Freda Agbeje MNCS,
Lecturer Computer Science Department
(Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia)
|
|
NITDA
|
Participation of Women in Information
Economy
|
NITDA Representative
|
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Nigeria
Women In Information Technology
|
ICT as a tool for Women’s Economic
Empowerment
|
Mrs Babalola Moyin Florence
President, Nigeria Women in Information
Technology (NIWIIT)
|
|
Google
Nigeria
|
Lifting the Rail on ICT Gender Indication in Africa
|
Country Manager,
Google
Nigeria
|
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United
nations Women
|
Gender and Development Age– Key issues on
Gender
|
UN WOMEN Representative
|
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National
Centre For Women and Social Development, Abuja
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Exploring how to increase Women Employment
and Entrepreneurship in the ICT Sector
|
Director
General, National Centre For Women and Social Development, Abuja
|
|
Access
bank
Lafia
Branch
|
Women that have Broken the Grounds in ICT
|
Mrs. Cindy
Odo Crescent
|
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Nasarawa
State Polytechnic, Lafia
|
Importance of ICT to other fields of
endeavours (Case study: Science Laboratory Technology)
|
Head Of
Department
Science
Laboratory Technology Department, Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia.
|
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Federal
University Lafia, Nasarawa State
|
Way Forward for more women participation in
ICT
|
Head Of
Department
Computer
Science Department,
Federal
University Lafia.
|
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The
Nigeria Police Force Headquarters Abuja.
|
Enhancing national Security using software
systems.
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Head of
ICT,
The
Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja.
|
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Consultancy
Support Services Ltd., Abuja.
|
Introduction to cybercrime and cyber
security.
|
Mr.
Abdul-hakeem Ajijola
Consultancy Support Services Ltd., Abuja.
|
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Federal
Ministry of Communications.
|
Government policies on promoting Gender
equality and participation through ICT
|
Head of
ICT
Federal
Ministry of Communications.
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MS. MARYAM GAJERE MUHAMMAD
Executive NACOSS National Vice President.
08133644844/09057925410
NEC
Member,
Nigerian
Women In Information Technology (NIWIIT)
Women Tech makers Lead,
Google
Developers Group, Lafia.
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