Women must stand firmly against several challenges if they are to fully realise the dividends of the current digital shift, much of which is still dominated by men, ICT State Minister Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo, has said.

Speaking during the conclusion of the 2023 edition of the Women in Fintech Hackathon in Kampala at the weekend, Ms Ssebugwawo said women must stand up to fight for their space in the financial technology (Fintech) space by believing in their ability to run and manage businesses that can transition and survive in the digital era.

“Confidence is needed to succeed,” she told ore than 30 women teams, majority of whom are innovators and businesswomen in the Fintech space, adding: “Challenges will always be there, but your confidence will play a huge part in whether you succeed or fail.”

The 30 teams, which participated in the 2023 Women in Fintech Hackathon, were drawn from about 100 technology-driven submissions between June and July from Kampala, Mbarara, Kabale, Kisoro, Gulu and Kenya.

Ms Ssebugwawo said that many young innovators have had to get into other things due to lack of patience and confidence in their innovations, yet the two are key in building innovators.

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