Girls in ICT hashtag competition launched

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Melissa Layne, Spectrum Engineer at the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), presenting on activities carried out by the organization so far, regards to promoting the need for girls in the ICT sector. At far left is NFMU Head Valmiki Singh, who is seated next to Keren Boyal, NFMU’s Executive Assistant.
Melissa Layne, Spectrum Engineer at the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), presenting on activities carried out by the organization so far, regards to promoting the need for girls in the ICT sector. At far left is NFMU Head Valmiki Singh, who is seated next to Keren Boyal, NFMU’s Executive Assistant.

The National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) on Friday launched its ‘Girls in ICT’ hashtag competition, which challenges individuals to explore and share why girls are needed in the information technology sector.

The competition asks participants to share, in 150 words or less, why “Tech needs girls,” in order to win prizes. The first prize is a Lenovo tablet, compliments of Vishnu Panday and Associates; the second prize, an Asus tablet, compliments of E-Networks Inc; and the third prize, a computer course package offered by Global Technology Inc.

In order to win any of the three prizes, participants must solicit the most likes from their posts, which must be uploaded to the ‘Girls in ICT Guyana’ Facebook page. Posts must carry the hashtags ‘#girlsinictguyana’ and ‘#equals’ in order to be eligible.