Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR Division for Prosperity will hold the "Digital Champions" forum on 20-21 February 2024 in Warsaw as the final session of the digital reskilling training programme for Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland. More than 40 top-performing programme participants will be invited to join the forum, where they will discuss and present data analytics, cybersecurity, geographic information systems, or digital graphics and web design.
The forum will also provide several businesses the opportunity to introduce their companies to the participants, who are equipped with high-demand digital skills. Interested companies may register through this form.
The digital reskilling training programme launched in October 2023 with over 500 Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland. This programme was made possible by the generous support of the People and Government of Japan.
Digital Champions Forum
The Digital Champions forum will feature four discussion sessions - on data analytics, cybersecurity, geographic information systems, and digital graphics and web design - matching the courses the participants specialized in. In each session, participants will make short pitches and present the ideas they worked on in their final assignment.
Date: 20-21 February 2024
Location: Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology, ul. Koszykowa 86, Warszawa
Languages: English, Polish and Ukrainian
Agenda (details may change):
20 February
- Opening session
- Discussion session
- Networking with companies and organizations
21 February
- Final speeches by participants
- Award ceremony
- Q&A
Partners:
Education Partners:
- Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology (Graphics and web design course)
- Eukarya, a Japanese start-up company specializing in GIS (GIS course)
- Ukraine Catholic University (Data analytics course)
- Kyiv Mohyla Academy (Cybersecurity course)
- MIA Academy (Generative AI short session)
Main Partner:
- Pasona Group Incorporated
Polish business associations and other partners supporting the forum:
- ABSL - Association of Business Service Leaders
- Polish Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
- ImpactCEE
- FISE - The Foundation for Social and Economic Initiatives
Polish and Ukrainian NGOs that were indispensable in reaching out to interested Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland to participate in the programme:
- Fundacja Studio M6
- Fundacja Q
- Kyiv IT Cluster
Information Partner:
- Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
- STEM4ALL Europe and Central Asia
Bolstering Livelihoods: Digital reskilling programme for Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland
Bolstering Livelihoods: A Digital reskilling programme for Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland was launched in October 2023 to train approximately 500 Ukrainian women evacuees in Poland in high-demand digital skills, with the ultimate goal of improving their livelihood potential.
The programme participants chose from one of four tracks: data analytics, cybersecurity, geographic information systems, and digital graphics and web design. After completing self-paced online training, over 40 outstanding participants were selected to participate in the final forum in Warsaw through a joint review by participating educational institutions and UNITAR Hiroshima Office.
The programme was a successful collaborative endeavour among institutions and companies in Ukraine (Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Ukraine Catholic University), Poland (Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology), and Japan (Japanese start-up company Eukarya).
About unitar
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a dedicated training arm of the United Nations. In 2022, UNITAR trained over 395,000 learners around the world to support their actions for a better future. In addition to our headquarters in Geneva, we have offices in Hiroshima, New York and Bonn and networks around the world.
The Division for Prosperity is based in the Hiroshima Office and Geneva. We seek to shape an inclusive, sustainable and prosperous world through world-class learning and knowledge-sharing services on entrepreneurship, leadership, finance and trade, digital technologies, and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. We empower individuals from least-developed countries, countries emerging from conflict, and small-island developing states - especially women and young people - to bring about positive change.
