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Ooredoo promotes women empowerment in Myanmar [Peninsula, The (Qatar)](Peninsula, The (Qatar) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) A panel discussion on women and technology. DOHA: Ooredoo recently hosted Myanmar's first-ever Connected Women conference in Yangon in collaboration with global mobile operator association, the GSMA. The experts explored how Myanmar's technological revolution could be leveraged to empower women, equipping them with the tools to accelerate the nation's progress. Health, education and entrepreneurship were key areas of focus during the conference. The discussions focused on how the empowerment of women through mobile technology across Myanmar would be an important driver in furthering the economic and social development of the country. The GSMA led a panel discussion on Women and Technology and the female-majority team which recently won the 2nd Ooredoo sponsored Hackathon, also shared their experience and offered suggestions around how to better encourage women to participate in Myanmar's vibrant, young ICT community. In addition, Ooredoo's start-up accelerator, Ideabox, launched Geek Girls Myanmar, a community group of female technology professionals, students and enthusiasts and the first designed-for-women initiative in the technology industry in Myanmar. Their objective is to link female IT professionals and enthusiasts together, so as to create greater engagement and female participation within the technology sector as a whole. The conference also coincided with the recent launch of Ooredoo's maymay app, a healthcare app aimed at delivering access to a wide range of pre and ante natal healthcare information and advice. Dr Nasser Marafih, Group CEO of Ooredoo, said: "The Connected Women conference in Myanmar facilitated discussions on an area that Ooredoo champions in all of our markets. Connecting women and helping them better leverage technology is a global priority of ours. We have made specific commitments in Myanmar to connect millions of women who have never had access to the Internet before, enabling them to experience the incredible life-changing opportunities this connectivity can provide". Ross Comack, CEO of Ooredoo Myanmar, commented: "We are passionate about working to help women overcome the barriers which prevent them from accessing technology, such as technological illiteracy, costs and cultural or gender practices. We have a unique opportunity here in Myanmar to help address this issue early on in the country's development." The Peninsula (c) 2014 Dar Al Sharq Press, Printing & Distribution. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |