U.S. Encourages Innovation Through TechGirls

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today that TechGirls, an initiative that encourages innovation and the use of new technologies by young women in the Middle East and North Africa, will be launched next year through the TechWomen program.  The initiative will bring teenage girls from the Middle East and North Africa for an “intensive month of educational activities” in the United States.

“Since it seems like technology is evolving so fast, we actually think having this opportunity for young women is as important as having it for more mature women, because I think there’s a creativity that can be generated by doing that,” Clinton said.