Women and digital technology: La Mêlée launches its white paper

Overview of the context that led to writing this white paper

The introduction to La Mêlée’s new white paper looks back at events organized by the association in 2021, prepared for the Women and Digital Technology commission:

• “More women in digital fields, a real opportunity for territorial economic development”:  a morning session organized on March 11, 2021, with a round table featuring three experts, attracting over 100 online participants.
• “The Digital Woman”: a virtual event organized on April 15, 2021, featuring interventions by 30 experts during a keynote presentation, discussion, and four round tables over five hours live on YouTube. Over 300 people attended.

These opportunities to exchange and share ideas with others brought together Occitanie regional experts from many different fields. People were invited to regular work sessions focusing on innovative solutions that have been implemented, in efforts to draft concrete proposals for action in the territory.

About the author

The white paper was written by Anne-Sophie Calais, member of La Mêlée’s Women and Digital commission (“Femmes et Numérique”). She works on innovation – particularly as relating to digital aspects and entrepreneurship – with companies, territorial authorities, research organizations, clusters, and schools. She is a specialist in works and content creation involving innovation.

Overview of La Mêlée actions

A catalyst for energy and innovation, La Mêlée unites businesses (VSEs, SMEs, and mid-sized companies), large companies, organizations, universities, schools, and local authorities to think, share ideas, and pursue concrete initiatives on common topics, while helping provide exposure for the Occitanie region in the digital sector.
 
Among its initiatives, La Mêlée coordinates several actions to promote digital inclusion for the general public, training for all, and to promote entrepreneurship.