#Ananke nominated for the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society Prize (WSIS) 2019
The
digital platform envisions
to fill gender gaps in the creative economic landscape, empowering women and
girls in ICTs and digital technologies.
January 22nd, Dubai (UAE): Ananke – a Dubai-based,
digital, multi-faceted, platform empowering women through awareness, advocacy
and education, announces that it has been nominated for the prestigious World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards 2019 to be held in April in
Geneva Switzerland. Ananke has entered the phase of
online voting where voting will continue till February 10th, 2019. It is open to public so everyone
can vote.
The World Summit on the
Information Society, popularly referred
to as WSIS, is an initiative ensuring that that
the “Internet can become an important global resource, a resource critical to
both the developed world as a business and social tool and the developing world
as a passport to equitable participation, as well as economic, social and
educational development.” The summit was initially held in two phases and
sponsored by United Nations as an event focusing on information, communication
and in broader term, the information society. The first phase was held in
Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005.
Nominated in Category
2, Action Line C2: Information and Communication Infrastructure, the platform
strives to create social impact by enabling women’s economic empowerment
through equal participation in the digital revolution. Ananke primarily works
on four core areas: Access, Research, Skills and Leadership. The platform has
not only created a disruptive digital space for women and girls to engage in
meaningful dialogue on gender, inclusion and diversity, it curates quality
content on a wide spectrum of topics including technology, communication, open
data, health, politics, society, culture, violence, human rights etc. with a
gender lens. Ananke also publishes special editions on special occasion like
Women’s Day etc and has two Vimeo Channels: Power Talk
and Speak NOW!.
In
addition to this, Ananke has been successfully running a digital, home-based,
self-paced internship program where women and girls from all across the world
work in real-world scenarios. Selected participants work in a diverse and safe
virtual environment. Previous and current interns have been selected from
countries such as UAE, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya, USA, UK,
Russia, China, Belarus and many more. Mentorship is another key part of the
internship program where field experts guide, school and mentor participants in
a collaborative relationship. The focus of the internship program is to instil
deep learning in a unique, real-world scenario that equips them with a shared
knowledge, 21st century skills, critical thinking, practical use of
technology.
Talking about the
nomination, Editor-at-large, Melanie Bublyk said: “We are extremely grateful to
have been recognised for the work we do empowering women globally. Most
important to my work is the ability to give all women a voice and utilizing
digital technology to promote sustainable development, peace and fostering good
working relations trans-nationally.”
Recognizing the importance of the creative
sector especially in the development landscape, Ananke seeks to play a role in
enabling an inclusive dialogue and exchange leveraging the power of ICTs.
Founder,
Executive Editor, Sabin Muzaffar concluded by saying: “Ananke work is multi-fold entity
where we provide access to information related to gender and inclusion, trigger
positive impact through online dialogue and advocacy as well as offer a
platform where women can learn how to participate in the future of work through
real-time learning and by doing so, we also make efforts to close the digital
divide. Ananke comprises a team of like-minded individuals - volunteers and
interns - with a vision to create an inclusive digital space based on gender
equality. By creating a platform,
where women can proactively learn, create and advocate, Ananke envisions to fill gender gaps in the creative economic
landscape, empowering women and girls in ICTs and digital technologies.”
To
vote for Ananke:
How to
vote?
2.
Register as a new user
3.
Log in to your account
4.
Go to the “Voting Form”
5.
Vote in each of 18 categories (only then your vote is valid!)
6.
Select Ananke in Category 2 Action
Line (AL C2 Information and Communication Infrastructure)
7.
For any guidance and clarity about
the voting form, please email: media@anankemag.com
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