Huguette
Diakabana
Digital Transformation and Global Health Advisor
"Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life."
"Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life."
07 - 4:50 AM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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04//2024 4:50 AM
04//2024 05:10 AM
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"Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life."
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"Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life."
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"Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life."
"Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life."
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Session: Connecting to be heard: stories of how women are discovering the power of a connected life.
We have learned that access to technology cannot remain a luxury; it has become a necessity. As a result, low and middle-income countries have agreed to prioritize internet access as a mechanism to help achieve sustainable development goals.Technology offers many opportunities to help with achieving these goals. Whether one focuses on eliminating poverty, improving quality education, prioritizing gender equity, reducing inequality, or improving access to resources that promote good health and well-being, access to technology can help.
The only issue is that in most low and middle-income countries, women and girls are not always at the table countries decide what to prioritize. So we need to keep connected to make sure our voices are heard.
This talk will share examples of collaborations between governments, development partners, private sectors, academia, and communities of women in rural areas in Africa to leverage technology and create smart villages. The talk will focus on the importance of such programs to support the inclusion and advancement of women and girls.
Key Takeaways
- Collaboration is critical in our quest to ensure that every woman who needs it, as access to the necessary technologies
- Community members take the lead and are working hard to close the gap between the connected and the ones society leaves out.
- Interacting with technology for the time has made women and girls in rural hopeful and included.
Bio
Huguette is a Digital Transformation, and global health practitioner focused on connecting people to quality healthcare and life-saving technologies. She has deployed technology-based solutions in education, community development, and global health in over 20 countries throughout Africa. She currently works with organizations and governments to leverage data to enhance the quality of health services. She is a Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute's New Voices program and Co-Chair of the WHO Digital Health Technical Advisory Group. She is also collaborating with ITU to develop the GovStack platform for Africa and scale the Smart village initiative. Last, Huguette is on the Harvard Medical School's Executive Program teaching team, covering digital transformation in global health.