The projects of this category will be aimed at realising Equal Opportunities between women and men in every sphere of their professional life. The other two main topics of the Global Junior Challenge 2020 are: the fight against the Digital Divide and the innovative use of new technologies in education and training of youngsters.
The Global Junior Challenge is dedicated to all young people, from school children, to teenagers and youth taking their first step to the job market. It concerns cities, schools and other educational institutions, local authorities, businesses, NGOs, communities and individual citizens.
Projects presented have to be already working at 12/31/2020 promoting the use of I.T. in education and training of youngsters till the age of 29. The sending deadline is 12/31/2020 (the form, the must be filled in each field, is available on the web site www.gjc.it at this web address: www.gjc.it/2020/en/submit.asp
Rules:
Who can participate?
The competition is open to everybody:
Schools and universities, both public and private from any region of the world;
Public and private institutions;
Non profit and youth associations;
Large and small companies;
Research Centers;
Individual citizens of any age.
Which type of projects?
All projects that are using ICT for education and training of young people and are up and running at the 31st of December 2020 can join the competition. You can submit your project in one of the following categories:
Projects for users up to 10 years old
Projects for users up to 15 years old
Projects for users up to 18 years old
Projects for users up to 29 years old
Projects using ICT to help youth to find a job can join a dedicated category
This year there is a new category: "Women & equal opportunities". The projects of this category will be aimed at realising equal opportunities between men and women in every sphere of their professional life, thanks to an innovative use of ICT.
