CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -International Girls in ICT Day is an annual event celebrated on the fourth Thursday of April to encourage and empower girls and young women.

Detailed explanation-2: -This year, the theme of Girls in ICT Day is ‘Digital Skills for Life’. The global Girls in ICT event was celebrated on 27 April in Zimbabwe as part of the Transform Africa Summit 2023, in coordination and collaboration with the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) and Smart Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -From UN News Centre. On Girls in ICT Day– marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April – the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is highlighting the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world’s fastest growing sector.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each year on the fourth Thursday in April, National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day encourages parents to take their children to work.