Computer Vision News 22 The mornings are usually dedicated to theoretical lessons, covering also aspects relevant to the impact of AI on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the UN2030 agenda. “The afternoons instead are “hands-on” labs during which the girls first learn how to develop an AI app and then, divided into groups, participate in a hackathon,” Roberta, who led all the afternoon sessions and guided the girls with a lot of professionality and passion, said. This year, the results have been fantastic, above all expectations. There were some girls who had computer science and coding skills, but in groups they managed to develop very interesting applications. “The girls had to think about a real problem they wanted to solve (also inspired by the SDG) and the to develop a simple, but fully functional, version of an app to solve that problem and prepare the slides to present their project to Fineco Asset Management CEO, who joined us from Dublin on Friday afternoon. Events of this type are essential not only to show girls the great potential of technologies and digital, but also as an inclusive environment, with many female role models” - Roberta concluded. During the camp, it was crucial to convey to the girls the “awareness” of how much gender stereotypes continue to influence their life paths, when instead it would seem to be issues related to the past: statistics show that in 2020 those Summer Tech Camp
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