Intel wants more women to access technology

Intel has stressed the need for more women to be empowered technologically as a way of boosting their role in driving Nigeria’s economy. This was the submission of panellists at the Intel She Will Connect Masterclass session at the 2016 Social Media Week held in Lagos. The Masterclass session was organised to provide gender relevant […]

Intel has stressed the need for more women to be empowered technologically as a way of boosting their role in driving Nigeria’s economy.
This was the submission of panellists at the Intel She Will Connect Masterclass session at the 2016 Social Media Week held in Lagos.
The Masterclass session was organised to provide gender relevant content with focus on existing digital divide, the implication of the divide on young girls, proffer solutions as well as project what Intel, in collaboration with some NGO’s, are doing to address the gap with the Intel She Will Connect programme.
The session with the theme “Overcoming the Digital Divide in Her Shoes”, had in attendance as panellists, Iyadunni Olubode, Executive Director, Leap Africa; Chioma Agwuegbo, Lead Strategist, CC Consulting Services and founder, Tech Her; Oreoluwa Lesi, founder and Executive Director, Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC); and Titilope Sonuga, Intel She Will Connect ambassador.
Commenting on how technology can be used to address poverty, Olubode remarked that improving women’s access to technology has a potential to spur their economic advancement and stimulate broader economic growth.