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ASTANA – Kazakhstan has launched the two-month Tech Girls program, a new initiative to increase the digital literacy of young women, teach the basics of programming and encourage participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), reported the Central Communications Service press office on Feb. 9.

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According to Aziza Shuzheyeva, a National Commission for Women’s Affairs, Family and Demographic Policy member, applications for the program are accepted from Feb. 7 to March 1. Girls aged 16…