G3ict at WSIS Forum 2022: ICT Accessibility Capacity Building
Start Date: May 26, 2022
End Date:
Location: Online
Overview:As part of WSIS 2022, Qatar Assistive Technology Center – Mada is organizing a session on ICT Accessibility Capacity Building.
It is essential that people in the region and beyond, have the required competencies to use and develop universally accessible ICTs, in particular in Arabic language, as well as appropriate assistive technologies, and make it part of their professional practices toward maintaining an inclusive workplace, and bridging the digital divide and making ICTs accessible to every user, so that no one will be left behind. This session at WSIS 2022 will shed light on the importance of awareness-raising and capacity building in the field of ICT accessibility and will focus on stakeholders’ initiatives and efforts toward closing the training and knowledge gap on the topic of ICT accessibility. The session is targeting the specialists in the fields of ICT accessibility, training and education. Speakers from Arab universities and international Institutions will have the opportunity to discuss and exchange on the subject.
Dr. Mohammed Loutfy, Director of Capacity building and Advocacy at G3ict will be speaking at the event. Register for Session 380 at WSIS 2022.
Important information:
- Find out more about Session 380
- Visit the WSIS 2022 website