Saudi Arabia highlights women’s empowerment in digital sphere at G20 meeting in Indonesia

Saudi Arabia highlights women’s empowerment in digital sphere at G20 meeting in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Saudi Arabia’s delegation to a group of 20 major economies meeting in Indonesia said that empowering women in the digital sphere will help increase their participation in the workforce, as countries agreed to boost international cooperation. The G20 Ministerial Meeting on Women’s Empowerment, which was held in Bali Aug. 24-25, included discussions on closing the digital gender gap and women’s entrepreneurship and was attended by delegations of G20 member and invited countries, international organizations and private sector companies. Indonesia this year holds the rotating G20 presidency and has hosted a series of high-profile meetings, which will culminate in a leader’s summit in November. Saudi Arabia, which was represented by the Family Affairs Council in last week’s meeting, said that women’s contribution to economic and social development is one of the Kingdom’s focuses as it seeks to achieve its 2030 Vision, a reform plan designed to diversify the country’s economy. “One of the 2030 Vision goals is to increase women’s participation in the workforce and support women(-owned) businesses,” Dr. Hala Al-Tuwaijri, secretary-general of Saudi Arabia’s Family Affairs Council, said in a statement shared with Arab News on Monday. “This could not be achieved without empowering women in the digital and