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Key points

• •The European Commission and the Connecting Women in Digital (WIDCON) project brought together leaders to discuss actions to advance women’s participation in ICT.
• •The event highlighted the importance of women for Europe’s competitiveness in digital, with a potential to add €16 billion to EU GDP.
• •Discussions focused on developing a new Women in Digital declaration, building on the 2019 Ministerial Declaration and supporting the European Commission’s Digital Decade objectives.