Luanda - The minister for Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women, Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto, Friday in New York City highlighted the Angolan government´s investment in technological innovation, based on development in the field of new technologies.
The minister, who was speaking at the plenary session of the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, informed that Angola will invest in technologies linked to digital television, the virtual school and the Angolan satellite, as well as implement projects to rehabilitate telecommunications infrastructures, rural communications, free internet project Angola Online and technologies, to ensure the creation of a secure digital environment.
“Within the plan for innovation and technological change, the Angolan government has implemented the programme for the promotion of innovation and technology transfer that integrates start-up innovation projects”, said the minister.
The minister also highlighted the incubation programme and the creation of business incubators in some higher education institutions, including women participation.
Ana do Sacramento Neto informed that the Angolan ANGOSAT-2 satellite, which has the participation of women, has been generating excellent opportunities in space matters.
According to the minister of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women, Angola has 16 women trained in space specialties who work in the Management Office of the National Space Programme.
She clarified that in the Higher Education subsystem and in the development of scientific research, programmes and projects to promote gender equity and women's empowerment have been implemented and, as a result, women’s and girl´s access to new information technologies and digital education has seen an increase related to university courses in Engineering and Computer Science.
She clarified that the Angolan Government has been looking with concern at women and girls who are in rural areas because they do not keep up with social dynamics at the same pace as those in urban areas.
According to Ms Sacramento Neto, Angola is committed to the prevention, promotion and protection of Human Rights, especially the most vulnerable population groups, with the inclusion of women and it is permanently testing new ways of doing things for a participative integration of the society in the development process.
The minister revealed that the promotion and protection of Women's human rights and gender equality have been developed in close partnership and collaboration with civil society, in particular churches and non-governmental organisations.
