Technovation Girls Armenia 2017-2024

In 2017 Armenian girls had their first participation in the world’s largest technology entrepreneurship competition “Technovation.” 

The program offers girls around the world the opportunity to learn  necessary skills to emerge as tech entrepreneurs and leaders.
Every year, Technovation challenges 10 to 18 year old girls to build  business plans and
mobile app that  address a community problem. Every year   teams are  challenged to develop  mobile applications  to  address a problem(s)  align with  Key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are six possible tracks: Environment, Poverty, Peace, Equality, Education, and Health.
Since 2009 (is this date correct), over 25,000 girls haveparticipated from over 115 countries (Source: technovationchallenge.org).

Technovation Girls Armenia is the national contest of Technovation which helps  narrow gender gap and boosts female leaders in ICT  (Information and Communication Technologies). 

• Girls have an  opportunity to receive 21st century technology entrepreneurship knowledge and skills,    have their role in sustainable  impact on their communities 
• The length of the program  is not limited to learning coding they learn to solve problems, , grow as individuals and become skillful  collaborators. 
• The social element of learning – Girls learn to work in teams on a common goal.
• Community validation – Girls are empowered to have their say in their community issues and solve problems, that  results in powerful attitude shifts.

87% of participants express willingness to participate in coming Technovation Armenia programs, as well to mentoring the new comers.
 

Technovation Armenia 2019 Award Ceremony

• So far 316 teams, 1600 schoolgirls, , 300 informatics teachers, mentors have participated in Technovation Armenia from all marzes of Armenia. 
• Since 2017  138+ mobile applications have been created by the Armenian teams.    

2017 May 17 Award

2017 Regional Pitch Event

2017 Regional Winners

2018

2019

2020

About Technovation Girls Armenia 2021

• In 2021  teams are  challenged to develop  mobile app solutions that addresse  issues   aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Environment, Poverty, Peace, Equality, Education, and Health and not only.

• By 2025 inclusive component will implemented in education without exception.  This year applications will also be addressed to inclusiveness and its issues In 2021 people with special needs; schoolgirls and mentors will be encouraged to participate in the competition. Participants with special needs will be provided with necessary assistance. 

• Girls, ages 10 to 18 years old are eligible to  participate in Technovation Girls program. They  form teams;  3-5 members, and work with a mentor, who is a teacher and/or a  technology specialist. 

• ‘Junior team --girls, ages 10-14    senior team. Girls, ages 15-18 

• The program intends a 12-week online teaching, with a 50- hour English curriculum which is  open to everyone. The program consists of four parts; Ideation, coding, business/marketing and pitching/presentation. 

• Teams  develop  apps  with App Inventor or Thunkable programs elaborated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology .   Teachers and girls from remote regions are  provided with distance consultation. 

• We have been  providing the participants with training courses and   video materials in Armenian. 

• “Technovationalso  fixes its attention on community building .  It is important that girls, teachers, and community members work together to identify issues and to implement their programs applying technologies.  . The teams first compete in Armenia and then the winners have a chance to participate in the international competition administered by Google. Winners  are   invited to  the World Summit and award granting ceremony held in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in Boston.

In 2017 AGBU Central Board member, President of Synopsys Armenia and the Chief Architect of Synopsys Corporation  Dr. Yervant Zorian, became the first Goodwill Ambassador of AGBU Armenia’s BRIDGE4CSOs program for Technovation Armenia.

See the link below: https://web.facebook.com/AGBUArmenia/videos/897785510384818/

85% of participants express willingness to participate in new 2021 Technovation