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Sheela Mamidenna This was no ordinary bootcamp, but a hall full of tech girls, would-be-entrepreneurs, designers, tech students and graduates, with dreams and aspirations to make it big and different in the world. A total of 234 young women had gathered to take part in the final day of the tech bootcamp organised by the non-profit organisation Girls in Tech (GIT). What was commendable is that around 40% of them had come from Tier II and Tier III cities of Telengana and A.P., breaking the thought that technology and digital literacy is only prevalent in cities and metros. The 3-day bootcamp titled, Power Tools: Confidence, Leadership and Entrepreneurship was organised with the support of the US Consulate General, Hyderabad and the Telengana ...

The Dollar Business Bureau Wipro Arabia Limited, Saudi Aramco and Princess Nourah University (PNU) on Monday inaugurated the Women Business Park - first all women business park in Saudi Arabia. The project is likely to generate almost 21,000 jobs for Saudi women over a period of 10 years. The agreement joint venture between the three companies was signed at a ceremony held at PNU. Dr. Huda Al-Ameel, Rector of Princess Nourah University said that the aim of the Business Park is to generate 21,000 jobs by 2025 and provide women to play a crucial role in a manner that serves the goals of the country and to create a knowledge economy with partnerships from society and international organisations. “Our goal is to offer an initial eco-system to ...

Source: PTI   Jammu and Kashmir will soon have an exclusive "Women Business Centre" which would help boost women entrepreneurship in the state. In a significant step to boost women entrepreneurship in the state, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has ordered the conversion of Jammu Haat into an exclusive Women Business Centre. For this, she directed Industries and Commerce Department to prepare a Business Plan within the next two months so that brass tacks are done to establish the Centre, which she said is ideally located in the heart of the winter capital. She said this while taking a detailed briefing of the Industries and Commerce Department, in the Civil Secretariat, here today. Assuring all help to MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector in the state, ...

 Neha Dewan and Amartya Sinha  | @TheDollarBiz With the aim to boost women participation in the foreign trade and manufacturing, the ongoing 34th India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi, India is focusing on “Women Entrepreneurs” and the skills needed in their entrepreneurial development.  Organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), IITF 2014 (November 14 - 27) saw heavy footfalls even as it nears completion. Over 6,000 exhibitors from India and abroad have taken part in this event and the fair has already seen over 50 foreign delegations from 30 countries in the initial eight days. While South Africa is the partner country this year, Thailand is the focus country and Delhi is the focus state. However, ...