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ECWT wishes to propose: Linda Liukas & Rails Girls & Hello Ruby to be registered as key innovation

place Finland

Magic for kids for learning about computers and for going for a tech career!

Computer code is the next universal language and its syntax will be limited only by the imaginations of next generation of programmers. Linda Liukas is helping to educate problem-solving kids, encouraging them to see computers not as mechanical, boring and complicated but as colorful, expressive machines of the future. Lindas programing language & series of books provides the magic to create a new

Overview

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Updated March 2023
Web presence

2010

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Target group
This innovation is not just raising hope it has proven that it works and kids, also girls, who´ve been lagging behind, enjoy becoming friends with computers, learning to code and experiment with programming, realize their own technology dreams. This innovation helps not just the core target group but also links key players of the TechEd ecosystem for more young people going for STEM careers!

About the innovation

Why did you create this innovation?

Linda Liukas summarizes why she created this innovation in her TedEx speech:
A delightful way to teach kids about computers (2.158.559 views).
https://youtu.be/vcxwcWuq7KQ
Linda has an amazing understanding of young kids especially girls psycholog, is generous to share her thoughts and develop solutions that appeal to their heart, raising next generation creators not just consumers!

What does your innovation look like in practice?

What Linda has developed really works like magic! All technology, educational tools, curricula, methodology, design, illustrations have been developed by Linda Liukas and
Linda has raised the funding herself, she has received more than a dozen prominent awards and is also Digital Ambassador for Finland - the Best Role Model for Girls!
Awards among others:
Technology Playmaker of the Year 2019
Technology Playmaker of the Year 2019
50 most inspiring women in technology in Europe 2018
Forbes Top 50 Women in Tech Europe 2018

And ECWT is proud to have given Linda her very first Women in Tech after graduating from Alto University.

How has it been spreading?

As indicated, Rails Girls and Hello Ruby have taken young kids (especially girls) and their parents like a whirlwind and the show goes on.
Growth is exponential and global, Linda´s generosity in building the Community of kids - girls and boys - growing up inspired and led by Linda does not seem to have limitations and super enjoyable to follow.

If I want to try it, what should I do?

Joining the community is simple and the same from the start:
Check out and join:
https://railsgirls.com e-mail: team@railsgirls.com
https://www.helloruby.com (books, curricula, play, teach)

Implementation steps

Join us to have fun when learning about technology
Welcome to the world’s most whimsical way to learn about technology, computing and coding.
1) Check out on YouTube: The Poetry of Progamming
2) Find out more on our websites:
- https://www.helloruby.com/
- Ruby on Rails: http://www.railsgirls.com
3) Welcome to join us!