Technology professions are considered among the most prestigious in Tajikistan, and the demand for technical specialists is growing rapidly. However, men are significantly overrepresented in IT jobs, and cultural beliefs and stereotypes about girls poses significant challenges to equity for women in the field. Embassy Dushanbe actively supports efforts to overcome stereotypes that prevent young women from entering a career in IT, including an alumni-led iCode program for girls. Individual Tajik entrepreneurs have launched technology training centers and academies. This program would build on the efforts of these outstanding mentors by exposing them to educational technology in the United States, online platforms, open online course, and coworking spaces. Participants will explore how technology promotes educational opportunities for disadvantaged students, youth, and rural populations and how policy makers, the private sector, IT academies, and IT experts evaluate, fund, and support technological innovation. This group also could meet web-developers, programmers, IT Hubs and other innovators in the field to look at how this growth could be pursued in Tajikistan.