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Empowering Girls for a Safer Digital Future
05.11.2026
Empowering Girls for a Safer Digital Future
Today, 12 September, an important conversation around AI literacy, cybersecurity and digital safety took place at INHA University in Tashkent as part of the opening of the “Capacity Building in AI Literacy and Cybersecurity for Girls” project.
The project is initiated by the IT Education Association (ITEA) and funded by UNOPS through the European Union’s Civil Society Facility. It is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Inha University in Tashkent, IT Park Uzbekistan and the GAP Women IT Club.
The opening event brought together girls and young women interested in technology, AI and digital transformation, creating a space for learning, dialogue and empowerment.
Throughout the programme, participants explored:
🤖 Safe, ethical and responsible use of AI 🔐 Cybersecurity and digital safety 📊 Data literacy and misinformation detection 🌍 AI for social good and civic engagement 💡 Digital resilience and responsible technology use 👩💻 Opportunities for women in technology and digital careers
Through interactive sessions, practical activities and expert discussions, participants gained knowledge and practical skills to navigate the digital environment with greater confidence, awareness and responsibility.
✨ Building digital resilience today means creating a safer, more inclusive and empowered digital future for everyone.
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Shahrizoda Isomitdinova graduated from Amity University in Tashkent with a degree in Information Technology and is currently working at Huawei.
She is the eldest of 3 girls in her family. Shahrizoda has been to 19 countries around the world through scholarships she received during her studies at the university.
Shahrizoda is one of our girls who believes that higher education plays an important role in a person's development in life. "I wanted to make the most of my opportunities and contribute to our society, so that other girls would see that nothing is impossible. There are few girls in the world of technology and we need to change that," says Shahrizoda.
The full interview is available at this link 👉 link
The JIDU Student Council, with the support of the IT Education Association link, invites you to become a part of a real New Year's miracle! It is in your hands to share warmth and joy with children who need special care during this magical time of the year.
How can you help?
❤️ Bring things that bring happiness to children:
We accept the following items:
👞Warm clothes and shoes 🧸Toys 📒Children's books ✏️School supplies 🎁Gifts, electronics and other useful things
💚You can donate money: -Offline: at the collection point -Online: via QR codes, Zoomrad, PayMe, Click
📍JIDU, building B, 1st floor ⏰10:00-17:00 🗓️ December 17-24
Today, May 15, an event organized by the Ministry of Digital Technologies, the IT Education Association, the Center for the Development of Digital Education, and the Coursera platform discussed innovations in artificial intelligence, education, and the labor market.
At the event, which brought together more than 100 young people, Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies Rustam Karimjonov provided information about the opportunities for training in future professions and obtaining internationally recognized IT education certificates using the Coursera educational platform, which includes programs from more than 300 international universities and companies.
Representatives of the Coursera educational platform - the company's regional director Larisa Witcroft and senior manager Vera Ignateva - participated and made presentations on trends in the international higher education and labor market, as well as effective use and teaching methods for Coursera courses.
Panel discussions were also held on the topics of integrating Coursera courses into the curriculum, Artificial Intelligence and future curricula.
For information, in the Global Skills 2024 report, Uzbekistan ranks 1st among countries investing in human resources training and in the CIS in terms of Coursera users.
In 2023-2024, more than 1.2 million young people studied free courses in 8 IT specialties, and 400 thousand young people received international IT certificates.
In 2025-2026, it is planned to train more than 1 million young people in 5 areas for free, and more than 30 thousand young people will be trained for professional-level international IT certificates.
The event awarded the most active students who achieved high results on the Coursera educational platform.
