On Monday, October 19, the Secretariat for Digital Policies of the Generalitat de Catalunya organized the awards ceremony for the twelfth edition of the DonaTIC Awards at the Petit Palau de la Música Catalana. The initiative aimed to highlight and recognize the role and talent of women in the professional, business and academic world of digital technologies, as well as offer new contemporary female role models, promote vocations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and encourage the presence of women in higher education. This time, the call received 164 applications, breaking the participation record and registering an increase of 86% compared to the eleventh edition of the DonaTIC Awards with 76 more applications. A jury, made up of professionals from various fields, chose the award winners.
The event began with the welcome of Maria Galindo , Secretary of Digital Policies of the Generalitat de Catalunya, who vindicated the female presence within the technology sector and celebrated the talent of women. Similarly, the Minister of Business and Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Miquel Sàmper , closed the event by thanking the strong determination of women to face the gender gap within the technology sector.
First, three special mentions were awarded. Specifically, Estel Blay Carreras received the special mention in the aerospace sector, Aïda Figuerola Plazas received the special mention in the field of digital culture and Olga Forné González received the special mention in the field of cybersecurity. The award ceremony also included a speech by Mar Porras , DonaTIC 2022 Award winner in the 'Dissemination' category.
So, these were the ten women and the two awarded initiatives:
- Business Reference Initiative Category:
'La Llavor' from the Guissona Food Corporation - BonÀrea
- Initiative Category Referring Entity/Institution:
'ComunicaDones' from the UPC - Polytechnic Women's Club
- Dissemination Category: Elena Vercher Ribis
- University ICT Student Category: Ariadna Garnica Sevilla
- ICT Vocational Training Student Category: Seynabou Aidara Fal l
- ICT Student Category for requalification or improvement of skills: Ana Sánchez Valentín
- Doctoral ICT Student Category: Sílvia Casacuberta Puig
- Academic/Researcher Category: Maria Vanrell Martorell
- Professional Category: Aurora Andújar Linares
- Business Category: Maria Trullàs Roca
- Entrepreneur Category: Tània Garnica Logroño
- DonaTIC Category Revelation: Emma Fraxanet Morales