W20 EU Update – Winter 2018

Find out here about W20 EU Delegation outreach activities in Winter 2018, including recognition of Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, W20 EU Delegate, as one of 100 “digital pioneers” of Europe by the Financial Times and Google, in a celebration that took place in Brussels. 

16 November -“Hack the Goals” at Enabel (Brussels): On 16 November in Brussels, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, W20 EU Delegate, gave an in-depth talk on “Closing the Digital Gender Gap” at the Digital for Development (D4D) knowledge-sharing event of “Hack the Goals,” an initiative of Enabel, the Belgian Development Agency. The D4D event and Hack the Goals closing ceremony was open to the public.

21 November – “Europe’s Road To Growth” with The Financial Times and Google (Brussels): A 21 November event on “Europe’s Road to Growth,” celebrated the achievements of 100 digital pioneers of Europe, including Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, who were showcased in the Financial Times Europe’s Road to Growth special report. The event took place at the Google Atelier in Brussels.

6 December – Digital Skills and Jobs Governing Board Meeting (Vienna): On 6 December, Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, W20 EU Delegate, joined the fifth meeting of the Governing Board of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition of Europe. The meeting took place in Vienna as part of ICT 2018 – Imagine Digital, Europe’s largest ICT industry event, hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.  Ms. Miller was also member of the jury and announced this year’s winner of the Digital Skills Award for Girls and Women.

W20 EU Delegation members are actively engaged in outreach activities with our stakeholders around the world that promote feminist EU civil society and the interests of the girls and women of the European Union, the G20 nations, and beyond.

For upcoming events of the W20 EU Delegation and our stakeholders, please visit here, and to browse past activities, please click here.