Under the umbrella of the SHETECHS initiative, Orange Jordan and the Information and Communication Technology Association (Int@j), launched the “Inspiring Change through Digital World” award, to celebrate and encourage women entrepreneurs in the ICT sector.

The projects will be evaluated by a specialized jury to select 3 winners among all the applicants.

The criteria for participating in the award include that the female applicant has an innovative idea, and is the founder, partner, CEO or MD in a startup or project based in Jordan. The projects selected should have the potential for a sustainable social and environmental impact, in addition to being innovative and competitive, and either at the growth stage or ready to implement a prototype.

Applicants interested in applying for the award should visit the award’s website https://intaj.net/shetechs-iwd/, or the “Int@j” and Orange Jordan social media accounts to learn more. The deadline for submissions is by the end of March and the results will be announced at the end of April.

CEO of Orange Jordan, Thierry Marigny reaffirmed the company’s wish to empower leading women in digital development, by appreciating and encouraging their achievements, in addition to enabling more women to harness their potential and achieve excellence, especially in the digital sector. This stems from Orange’s role as a responsible digital leader committed to digital inclusion, where gender equality across all areas is one of the company's top priorities.

He also noted that Orange continues its work towards gender equity, empowering women both within the company, boosting their professional advancement and reach to leadership positions, and outside the company through sustainable programs across the Kingdom that give women the opportunity to acquire digital and entrepreneurial skills for free, as part of the company's corporate social responsibility strategy.

Marigny pointed out that women represent 25.2% of the company's workforce, while 20.9% of managerial positions are held by females, with two women on the executive committee. The company has twice obtained the Gender Equality European & International Standard (GEEIS) by Bureau Veritas, a global standard for promoting a culture of gender equality in the workplace, where the company improved its performance and achieved a score of 4 out of 5.

Ruba Darwish, a member of the Int@j board of directors and head of the SHETECHS initiative, stressed the importance of this award to showcase the great efforts made by women in their work and the community, noting that such awards would encourage women in the ICT sector.

Darwish stressed the competence and experience of women working in ICT and their ability to innovate and create. Stating that Jordanian women graduates, given their scientific and practical skills, have a prominent role to play in transforming innovative ideas into feasible projects in all sectors, mainly health, education, sustainable development, and technology.

Darwish emphasized that the association will continue to work to increase the ratio of female participation in the sector, and facilitate their contribution to the digital economy transition.

SHETECHS is an initiative launched by Int@j to connect female graduates with ICT companies, facilitating their job search and ensuring that they have the technical and digital skills needed.

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About Orange Jordan

Orange Jordan is a leading provider of integrated communications services, with a broad lineup of fixed, mobile, internet data, and managed digital services to meet personal and business markets needs of an expanding total base of about 3.2 million customers across the Kingdom. Over 1600 employees are dedicated to lead the company to ultimate levels of excellence. In 2007, the fixed line, mobile, and internet subsidies rebranded to Orange.

The company offers the best network, innovative digital solutions with unmatched customer experience by empowered Orange teams, to be the responsible digital leader in Jordan.

With massive investments in infrastructure and services, the company continues to move forward by introducing the most advanced technologies across the Kingdom, becoming the responsible digital leader in the kingdom.

Orange Jordan is one of Orange Group’s subsidiaries that offer a wide range of communication services not only to individuals but also to businesses under the brand Orange Business Services (OBS), through which a comprehensive set of IT and telecommunication services are offered to multinational companies.

The company takes pride in seven core values: transparency, agility, results oriented, customer centricity, collaboration, caring and excellence.

Through its comprehensive corporate social responsibility strategy, Orange Jordan continues to make sustainable impact on the lives of Jordanians and their communities by focusing on 3 main pillars: digital education, digital inclusion and entrepreneurship.  

To learn more about us, please visit our website: www.orange.jo

About Orange Group

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42.3 billion euros in 2020 and 142,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2020, including 82,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 259 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2020, including 214 million mobile customers and 22 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its new "Engage 2025" strategic plan, which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging professions.

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