ITU160 Gender Champions Initiative for Young Women in Digital Development and Digital Transformation | Fully Funded to WSIS+20 High Level Event & AI for Good Summit

Applications are now open for the ITU160 Gender Champions Initiative for Young Women in Digital Development and Digital Transformation | Fully Funded to WSIS. Through the ITU160 Gender Champions initiative, on the occasion ITU’s 160th Anniversary, the Government of Canada is partnering with ITU to bring to Geneva nine young women (ages 18–25) working in digital development and digital transformation worldwide.

This initiative will cover their travel and accommodations in Geneva, where they will participate in the WSIS+20 High-Level Event, the AI for Good Global Summit, and ITU’s 160th Anniversary commemorations from 7–11 July 2025.

As an ITU160 Gender Champion you will:

Engage with key stakeholders in the digital and tech sectors;
Amplify your work in digital development and digital transformation, by actively participating in a variety of sessions and activities;
Co-design and facilitate with your unique perspective, a workshop on promoting gender equality in digital transformation.

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Requirements

Young women (ages 18 – 25) are invited to apply to be ITU160 Gender Champions.
Recognizing the intersectionality and the need for diverse voices in shaping our digital future, young women from developing countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island development states, as well as young indigenous women, and young women with disabilities, are particularly encouraged to apply for this opportunity.

Benefits

The nine ITU160 Gender Champions will be required to attend the WSIS+20 High Level Event and 2025 AI for Good Summit from 07 to 11 July 2025. In this context, the organizer will provide the nine Champions with
(i) a round-trip economy flight ticket to/from the location, (ii) health and accident insurance coverage and (iii) accommodation and per diem subsistence allowance for the duration of the stay.

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Applications will be evaluated based upon:

The relevance of the applicant’s work to digital development
The relevance of the applicant’s work to gender equality in digital transformation
The impact and scalability of the applicant’s work
The innovation of the applicant’s work
The leadership and initiative displayed by the applicant

Application Deadline: April 6, 2025