In the information age, many aspects of life are structured on the basis of software, applications and devices that ensure the management of companies and institutions, but also the development of people's daily lives.
In this context, the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (Cuti) joins another edition of the celebration of the International Day of Girls in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), a day to raise awareness about the lack of women in the technology industry and encourage more and more girls to consider their professional future in this area.
Cuti, as in previous years, invites its partner companies to echo the campaign and next Thursday 26 April will open its doors to all teenage girls who are at the age of choosing their professional future, with the aim of motivating them to join the companies and contribute to a future with more women in technology.
Cuti's contribution to encourage the growth of the local IT industry has a long history. For more than 29 years, it has been working to promote the development of the country's IT industry, in a context where technology is at the service of people and develops products that are intended to solve and improve the processes of all types of human activity.
Cuti's role
Cuti carries out initiatives that promote the development and incorporation of talents to the industry, given that in Uruguay the unsatisfied demand for professionals and technicians that the ICT sector faces is the main element that hinders the possibilities of growth. With this objective, it works in articulation with various organizations to develop initiatives aimed primarily at young people and women, as is the case of the Proyecto Jóvenes a Programar, an initiative supported by the IDB and INEFOP.
“Si partimos de la premisa de que la industria contrata personas formadas en tecnología, y conforma equipos multidisciplinarios para responder con diversas miradas a las necesidades de sus clientes, entonces consideramos clave incidir y sensibilizar para que más chicas elijan estudiar tecnología”, afirmó la ejecutiva de People Talent de Cuti, Fabiana Hernández.
The IT sector employed more than 12,000 workers in 2016 and although more women are joining every year, employment in the sector comprises 67% men and 33% women. In addition, it is a young industry as more than 50% of jobs are held by people under 35 years old and only 9% are over 50 years old.
According to the report made by Cuti based on data from the Statistical Yearbook of Education of the MEC, the gap between men and women of income in 2016 in all types of academic offerings in ICT shows that for every 100 men enter 28 women.
"The possibility of training in technology represents an opportunity for women to access a quality job that will allow them to have economic autonomy, a key factor to collaborate in the solution of different problems that arise from gender inequalities," added Hernandez.
Imagine, Learn, Create Technology: b_IT
In order to generate inclusion processes that allow the integration of young people, women, people with disabilities and workers in the process of job retraining into the ICT industry and to extend actions throughout the country, Cuti launched the b_IT Project together with INEFOP. It is a two-year 100% online training program aimed at people over 18 years old with fourth year of high school or equivalent approved.
Registration for b_IT is open until April 22nd at http://bit.cuti.org.uy/ and on May 7th the introductory course will begin. Once completed, one thousand scholarships will be awarded to students from all over the country. Upon completion of the first and second year, a certificate endorsed by Cuti and INEFOP will be awarded to those who carry out a personal project of integral application validated by companies in the sector (Year I: Programming; Year II: IT Analyst).
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