Her CyberTracks | Cybersecurity capacita building for women policymakers and cyberdiplomats
The Her CyberTracks Project aims to promote the equal, full, and meaningful representation of women in cybersecurity for a more resilient cyberspace for all. The initiative builds on ITU’s ongoing efforts to bridge the gender digital divide and integrates the established Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme.
Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and ITU-D, Her CyberTracks offers targeted cyber capacity building activities for women involved in national and international cybersecurity policy processes and negotiations, in an effort to amend the inequalities women in cybersecurity encounter by offering a comprehensive curriculum programme that aims to enable our cybersecurity women leaders of tomorrow.
PROJECT GOALS
The objective of the Project is to promote the representation and participation of women seeking to improve their contribution to national and international cybersecurity policy processes.
The Her CyberTracks Project is a three-part initiative incorporating online and on-site technical trainings in cybersecurity policy and diplomacy, soft skills trainings, guided monthly mentorship circles, inspirational keynotes, as well as regional networking events – all made available as a complementary and one-stop holistic curriculum under the Policy & Diplomacy Track.
- BUILD:Develop women’s capacity to contribute to a secure and resilient cyberspace. Provide expert training courses from leaders in the field and equip women with technical and soft skills needed to be active actors in shaping national and international cybersecurity policies and regulations.
- INSPIRE:Positive role models of women in cybersecurity inspire and empower women further to actively participate and lead in the field. Conduct inspirational keynote webinars and networking meetings to inspire and shift the perception of women not as a special needs group, but as valuable additions to the cybersecurity workforce.
- EMPOWER: Promote awareness and knowledge sharing of best practices in cybersecurity career development. Provide a platform where women in senior positions can mentor and foster the professional and personal growth of women policymakers and/or diplomats at junior levels.
The Her CyberTracks Project aims to promote the equal, full, and meaningful representation of women in cybersecurity for a more resilient cyberspace for all. The initiative builds on ITU’s ongoing efforts to bridge the gender digital divide and integrates the established Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme.
Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and ITU-D, Her CyberTracks offers targeted cyber capacity building activities for women involved in national and international cybersecurity policy processes and negotiations, in an effort to amend the inequalities women in cybersecurity encounter by offering a comprehensive curriculum programme that aims to enable our cybersecurity women leaders of tomorrow.
PROJECT GOALS
The objective of the Project is to promote the representation and participation of women seeking to improve their contribution to national and international cybersecurity policy processes.
The Her CyberTracks Project is a three-part initiative incorporating online and on-site technical trainings in cybersecurity policy and diplomacy, soft skills trainings, guided monthly mentorship circles, inspirational keynotes, as well as regional networking events – all made available as a complementary and one-stop holistic curriculum under the Policy & Diplomacy Track.
- BUILD:Develop women’s capacity to contribute to a secure and resilient cyberspace. Provide expert training courses from leaders in the field and equip women with technical and soft skills needed to be active actors in shaping national and international cybersecurity policies and regulations.
- INSPIRE:Positive role models of women in cybersecurity inspire and empower women further to actively participate and lead in the field. Conduct inspirational keynote webinars and networking meetings to inspire and shift the perception of women not as a special needs group, but as valuable additions to the cybersecurity workforce.
- EMPOWER: Promote awareness and knowledge sharing of best practices in cybersecurity career development. Provide a platform where women in senior positions can mentor and foster the professional and personal growth of women policymakers and/or diplomats at junior levels.