We support the Women in Technology Association's (Wtech) "One Hundred Leading Women in Technology in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic" project by sponsoring 10 female students. Founded in 2019, the association aims to create diversity of qualified people in the fields of science and technology and to prevent women from losing motivation. Under the project, 100 female and 25 male students studying in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields will be provided with technical and soft skill trainings by Wtech for 2.5 months, and sponsoring organizations will provide mentoring and employment support.
Women in Technology Association (Wtech) has signed a project that will shape Türkiye's future in the field of technology in the Republic's centenary year. The Project "Leading 100s of Technology" offers a comprehensive and totally free of charge training program to train 100 leading women and 25 leading men in technology. 69 leading supporter brands of Türkiye became partners in this project.
Women in Technology Association, which aims to increase the number of women experts in science and technology which are few in number and lacking motivation, and to bring women into employment and production in technology, gathered 69 of the leading brands of Türkiye, including its corporate members, under a single roof with the “Leading 100s of Technology” project with the motto "We are Stronger Together".
The brands that take part in the project as a supporting organization and embrace our young people are as follows: Akbank, Alpplas, Amsterdam Tech, Arena, Arksigner Yazılım, Bilyoner, Binance, Borusan, Bosphorus ISS, BT Akademi, Castrol, Commencis, Damat Tween, Destek Patent, Dorçe Prefabrik, Düşyeri Bilişim, Ekşi Teknoloji, EnerjiSA, Ernamaş, Esas Holding, Fiba Retail, Fintables, Ford Otomotiv, FoxHR, Gemicioğlu Hukuk, Globaltürk Capital, Google Cloud, Gtech, Hitit Bilgisayar, Ingrammicro, Insider, Intertech, IT Servis Teknolojileri, İstanbul Data Science Academy, Kayalar Kimya, Koçzer, Kofana, KP Hukuk, Kredi Kayıt Bürosu, Lenovo, Linktera, Little Caesars Pizza, Logo Yazılım, Manpower, Mastercard, MediaMarkt, OBSS Teknoloji, Oggusto, Onedio, Opportune, Otokoç Otomotiv, Özay Hukuk Bürosu, Peakup, Pera Özel Eğitim Kurumları, Piksel Akademi, QNB , Robusta, Sahibinden.com, Simon Kucher, TD Synnex, The Ritz-Carlton, Teknosa, Tempo Çağrı Merkezi, UNO, Ülker, Vodafone, Yapı Kredi Bankası, 360+ Media Interactive Technologies.
The program aims to select Türkiye's most talented young people in the field of technology and provide them with technical and social skills. To participate in the program, students take a series of exams in analytical skills, software and English, and participate in interviews. While the selected students will specialize in Data Analytics, Data Science with Python, Artificial Intelligence with Python, Robotic Process Automation, Process Analyst and Cyber Security, they will also receive social skills training in the fields of IQ, EQ and CQ and mentoring support from institutions that support them. At the end of the program, these students will have the opportunity to have job interviews with the institutions that support them by receiving their smart digital certificates.
The project aims to promote equal opportunities and diversity in Türkiye's technology sector while increasing the number of specialized, competent and creative human resources in technology; to increase Türkiye’s gross domestic product to a prosperous, peaceful and strong state and to enable Türkiye to be among the top 10 leading countries in the world with its technologically trained manpower in this direction; to reverse the brain drain and bring the intellectual power of Turkish people around the world back to Türkiye, thus strengthening our own country.
By taking responsibility for the realization of the target of training 1 million software developers, which is included in the reform package announced by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Women in Technology Association continues to work to empower women and young people in different technical fields, rather than focusing solely on software developers.
Women Association continues its efforts to train competent, expert, creative human resources in science and technology to increase the number of women experts in the technology sector, which are low in number and lacking motivation, and to bring women into employment and production in technology. It continues its activities under the association's three main axis of focus: education, sustainability, research and computation. The association, which started its activities with 75 founding organizations and members, now has more than 160 corporate members. In addition to the continuous trainings provided at the Wtech Academy, the association, which maintains the 80-20 women quota and ensures a quota of at least 80% women in its trainings, develops projects in collaboration with different brands. Until now, Women in Technology Association has realized branded trainings by working brands such as UNDP, TİSK, SabancıDx, Ford Otosan, Santa Farma, hopi, Limak Vakfı, Egebimtes, SUN Tekstil, Ekoten, SAP, TürkTraktör, BPW İzmir, ESİAD, İYTE, Mediamarkt, and Binance. In 2023, under the leadership of Zehra Öney, Founding Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Women in Technology Association, working actively in the earthquake zone, the association also realized its first international launch in the UK office of Meta, a Board Member. The Association continues its education activities at full speed in 2024.
