KUCHING: Digital technology has helped open doors for women to blaze a trail and progress exponentially in various sectors.
According to Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (AZAM) Sarawak Chairman Datuk William Nyigor, the opportunities for elevating women’s development as well as their contributions to society are diverse – from family development to entrepreneurship.
“Sarawak has yet to fully explore and tap into these potentials in the effort to further advance women in various sectors of socio-economic development.
“As such, much remains to be done for Sarawak women in this area,” he said when officiating at the Talk on Empowering Women through Technology organised by AZAM Sarawak in collaboration with the American Corner Sarawak, yesterday (Aug 29).
About 80 participants attended the talk presented by Jill Finlayson, Director of Expanding Diversity and Gender Equity in Tech (EDGE in TechTM) Initiatives at UC.
The participans included women entrepreneurs, representatives of various women’s organisations, local start-ups, lecturers and undergraduates, members of AZAM, and the media.
Also present at the event were the Cultural Affairs Officer of the US Embassy Kuala Lumpur Katherine Diop and Deputy Chairman of AZAM who is also State Chairman of Sarawak Federation of Women’s Institutes (SFWI) Datuk Norhyati Ismail.
In conjunction with the talk, a panel discussion entitled “Startups – scaling up” was also held, featuring panellists from Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Berhad (SDEC), local startups TIMOGAH.com and Sluvi, moderated by a representative of Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UNIMAS.
This half-day event was also supported by the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Sarawak, Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, SDEC, SFWI and TVS.
