Women leading tech firms set to rise, says Intel official

Women leading tech firms set to rise, says Intel official

Dalia Kamel, regional communications manager, Middle East, Turkey & Africa, and Spain at Intel Corporation. — Supplied photo

Women are either starting their own tech firms or leading them and this trend is poised to bring in fundamental change both locally and globally, said Dalia Kamel, regional communications manager, Middle East, Turkey & Africa, and Spain at Intel Corporation.

“With more women than ever now working in the technology sector, we can see a new generation of confident, talented young females transforming and at a time even leading the industry. However, this is not the time to self-congratulate; while much progress has certainly been made regionally in recent years, we still have a long way to go, said Kamel.

Digitalisation has become the focal point for businesses and industries globally as increasingly more companies rely on technology in this mid- to post-pandemic era. The result is an upsurge of tech-dominant roles such as data scientists, cyber security specialists, and even back-end developers. The plethora of these roles has opened ample opportunities for females to become an intrinsic part of this rapidly growing sector.

Looking at this growing demand and the associated opportunities, upskilling is imperative. It enables women to develop role-specific skills, lead on