Digicel SVG participates in International Girls ICT Day 2016 activities

A total of 14 third and fourth form students from the Troumaca Ontario Secondary School are now better placed to strategically choose careers that are linked to the field of Information Communication Technology (ICT).

On Thursday, April 28, 2016, Digicel SVG again partnered with the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, through the Ministry of Economic Planning, Sustainable Development,{{more}} Industry, Information and Labour to celebrate International Girls in ICT Day 2016.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is the body of the United Nations that is responsible for Information and Communications Technologies has designated the fourth Thursday in April each year as International Girls in ICT Day.

The Girls in ICT is a global effort to raise awareness on empowering and encouraging girls and young women to consider studies and careers in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Thursday’s activity at Digicel’s Call Centre conference room, Digicel’s Marketing Manager Danielle Cupid said her company is fully committed towards the empowerment and development of women; and, as a result considers the day’s activity extremely vital towards improving female participation and involvement in ICT.

Meanwhile, in delivering the feature presentation to mark the day, Digicel’s Business Solution’s Executive Diana Caesar, highlighted the various ICT related careers within Digicel, and also ICT occupations that are now trending globally. Caesar encouraged the female students to develop a love for technology and view it as a means of effectively and efficiently executing their daily tasks and soon their jobs.

Digicel’s Business Solutions Manager- Carlon Browne said the company has evolved from a mobile company to a full Telecommunications provider; offering business solutions that are heavily IT based. Browne explained that Digicel continues to introduce new technologies to Vincentians and local businesses that have resulted in their improved operations and functioning. He added that among these services are Digicel Eye- a camera surveillance system, Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), Digicel’s Vehicle Tracking Services and the Disaster Recovery Service where customers can utilize virtual machines at Digicel’s Data Centres to store critical information that may be lost through manmade and/or natural disasters.