Technovation

World Summit brings teams of girls from around the world together to pitch their ideas to impressive tech industry leaders. We are excited to welcome tech powerhouses Melissa Taylor, Emily Xu, and Deepti Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D. as Judges for our Beginner Division. The Beginner Division apps are about caring for each other, whether it's between caregivers and their children, hearing impaired young people and their peers, teens needing a safe way to communicate with a trusted adult, communities caring for their neighbors, or ways to care for our planet. Thank you to Melissa, Emily, and Deepti for being up for the challenge of evaluating these incredible apps! We know you will draw on your immense collective expertise to give our beginner teams powerful feedback and encouragement to keep innovating—and that your stories will inspire these young women to keep going.

In just TWO WEEKS, 49 girls from 12 different countries will join us in San Francisco for one final pitch at our annual World Summit hosted by NVIDIA. Their mobile apps will be evaluated by some of the highest profile tech leaders in Silicon Valley. We CAN'T WAIT to meet them. #WorldSummit24 #GirlsAreTheAnswer

In case you missed the release of the report, Women in AI: Global Overview of a $200 Billion Innovation Opportunity, check out Technovation CEO, Tara Chklovski's overview of what it will take to double the number of women in tech. For more resources on where and how to start, The AI Forward Alliance created a robust toolkit here: https://bit.ly/3XHHgs0 #TAIFA #SkillsRightNow #WomenInAI #TechLeadership #DiversityinTech

So cool to see the innovation in the AI-based apps that Technovation girls have created - ranging from AI to give you feedback on your dance form to helping visually impaired navigate crowded streets to mental health!

We are committed to offering a freely accessible, high quality curriculum to girls around the world. That means translating it into as many languages as possible! We couldn't do it without our own bilingual staff and the tireless efforts of these volunteer translators this year: Karim Abdallah, Tra My Le, Ngan Nguyen, Salome Naskidashvili, THỊ SÔ PHIA, Nhinh Luong, Vrinda Anand, Maria Delgado Alvarez, Giovanna Romero Contreras, Sahobakhon Juraeva, Sirine Dahech, Gabriela de Sa dos, Maiko Furuse, Kumiko Marita, Diana Tsoy, Arman Shokparov, Yerin Hong Thank You Translators! #internationaltranslationday #skillsrightnow #EdTech

Introducing: Our Special Award Winners. These apps were selected by a panel of expert judges for their innovative solutions to the UN SDGs of Climate, Hunger and Education. A special thanks to Synopsys Inc for sponsoring the EmpowerED Excellence Award. And congratulations to our award winning teams - you are creating the future you want to see! Amazing App Info: Breeze Vision AI is a mobile app that utilizes AI to increase accuracy and stability of energy generated by wind farms. It optimizes grid management with 97.8% accuracy, and improves distribution and operation safety. It helps showcase the environmental and economic benefit of transitioning to renewable energy. AgriConnect is a mobile app that aims to help address the food crisis in Nigeria by making it easier for communities to produce their own food. It connects farmers, landowners and seedling sellers to empower a thriving local food supply. DeCode is a mobile app that uses visually guided flashcards and a tailored language model to help non-English speaking programming enthusiasts learn to code. Because the majority of programming languages are English based, this app revolutionizes equal access to the field of computing and employment opportunities. #GirlsAreTheAnswer #WomenInTech #SDGs #ResponsibleAI

We are still riding the wave of excitement from last week's 25 Million Future Shapers' Forum. From the thoughtfully engaged audience, to the stellar moderators and our standout speakers, the event was an inspiring glimpse into the inclusive AI future we are building together. Thank you to our hosts at EY -- they continue to set the bar for their support -- and to our incredible panelists: Amanda Gethin, Gillian Hinde, Vilas Dhar, Avis Yates Rivers, Melissa Jones, Sana Khareghani, Sarah Henderson Rosenberg, Phil Gilchrist, Zubaida Bai, Wycliffe Otieno, Karen Pavlin, Kevin Frey, Professor Mariatou Kone, Tara Chklovski, Hannah Rosen, Vaneezeh Siddiqui, Dafne Sarfati, Soumya Tejam #TAIFA #WomenInAI #TechLeadership #DiversityinTech #SummitOfTheFuture #UNGA79

We’re thrilled to partner with RAI UK for the 2024 Responsible AI Hackathon at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi. This groundbreaking TAIFA event empowers girls through hands-on AI education, combining ethics, mentorship, and real-world problem-solving. It marks the start of our collaboration with Responsible Ai UK to equip young women with the skills to lead in the AI revolution. #ResponsibleAI #AIHackathon #GirlsInTech #Technovation #TAIFA #RAI #IIITDelhi

Training women and girls for AI jobs could add about $212 billion to the global economy which would represent an estimated return on investment of about 560 times the cost of training. Read more from Technovation Founder and CEO, Tara Chklovski's interview with Inc. Magazine. https://lnkd.in/eU_uvWPk

Yesterday we launched a powerful report - Women in AI: A Global Overview of a $200 Billion Innovation Opportunity. This report is a key indicator of the progress being made by TAIFA, the only existing alliance working at the intersection of AI and gender on a global scale. It provides a road map for countries to set ambitious targets, implement effective AI-skilling programs, and empower women to become the “Builders of Better AI. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eZ7NnsvN Many thanks to the incredible team that made this data-driven, solutions-focused report possible. Authors: Tara Chklovski, Wycliffe Otieno, Amanda Gethin, Sarah Henderson Rosenberg, Maggie Cacioppo, Josh Caldwell, Phil Gilchrist, Gigi Gatti, Natalie Lao, Sydney Piggott Advisor: Vilas Dhar and Data Analysts: Tara Chklovski and Nicholas Luu Editors: Maggie Jaris, Jenna Boles, Berenice Thomassiny, Yolanda Botti-Lodovico, and Michelle Pomerantz Designers: AC Black and Audra Darbyshire And TAIFA member organizations: UNICEF, Google, EY, TE Connectivity, Grameen Foundation, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Shopify, Generation Unlimited, ServiceNow, App Inventor Foundation