{"id":5585,"date":"2026-05-17T08:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/?p=5585"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:17:50","slug":"young-women-girls-urged-to-shape-digital-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/young-women-girls-urged-to-shape-digital-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Young women, girls urged to shape digital future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Young women and girls have been urged not only to be users of technology but to be creators, innovators who shape the digital future.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This was revealed by Zimbabwe\u2019s Minister of ICT, Tatenda Mavetera, during the International Girls in ICT Day at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5586 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698516668_1285188250451821_6286293020719736958_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/464;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The day ran under the theme, \u201cAI Development \u2013 Girls Shaping the Digital Future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5589 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/699133160_1285187863785193_3127898052856180250_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/464;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis day is about more than technology, it is about changing mindsets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5590 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/701286116_1285187983785181_1807005847109768944_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/464;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, our girls have been seen (and have seen themselves) only as users of technology.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5591 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zimdailyjournal.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/698900277_1285188030451843_7134351564045798901_n.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; 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