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Young Innovators Recognized at 2015 World Founder Forum

May 16, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Founder.org invests in student entrepreneurs. Between June 14 and 17, the company will present “its future innovators at the 2015 World Founder Forum” in Stockholm at KTH Innovation, part of the Royal Institute of Technology. This event includes participants from…

Beyond Girls in ICT Day: Empowering Women through ICT in Nigeria

May 16, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Women and girls

Dr. Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Communications Technology in Nigeria, demonstrated her commitment to empowering girls through ICT at the recent Girls in ICT Day celebration in the country. She said at the event, “Removing the barriers that stop women…

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Inspiring Costa Rican Women to Join the ICT Field

May 12, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

Electronic and medical equipment exports have surpassed agricultural exports in Costa Rica, pointing to the importance of the ICT sector in the country. Despite the promise of this field, only 20% of ICT employees in the country are female. There…

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Improving Digital Accessibility in Australia

May 12, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure, ICTs for education, Indigenous peoples, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas, Seniors

Australia strongly promotes the use of ICTs for a variety of government services. However, given the digital divide in the country, they must provide digital literacy training to ensure that all citizens, particularly those with statistically lower levels of access…

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New Digital Literacy Training Centers in South Africa

May 12, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure, Remote/underserved areas, Youth and children

Parks Tau, the executive mayor of Johannesburg, recognizes the infrastructural barriers to mass digital literacy in the city. Currently, 50% of the city’s residents do not have internet access. To bridge this digital gap, he has developed the Digital Ambassadors…

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Improving Primary School ICT Education in Dominica

May 12, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Remote/underserved areas, Youth and children

The Ministry of Information, Science, Telecommunication and Technology in Dominica demonstrated its commitment to ICT education by donating four desktop computers to the Kelleb Laurent Primary School in St. Joseph. Minister Kevlar Darroux, the Member of Parliament for that area,…

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Vodacom Business Nigeria Celebrates International Girls in ICT Day

May 12, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Women and girls

As part its commitment to youth empowerment through ICT with the Power to You Project, Vodacom Business Nigeria, in partnership with e-Business Life Communication Limited, hosted a Girls in ICT Day event that reached over 100 secondary school girls. The…

Indian ICT Awards for Teachers

May 12, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

India has promoted digital literacy since 1984, when it launched Computer Literacy and Studies in School (CLASS). Since 2004, ICT has been an even more integral component of the Indian secondary school curriculum. Recognizing its importance, the Central Board of…

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Contest to Improve ICT Education in Wales

May 5, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

NIACE Cymru, a Welsh charity that promotes adult learning with a particular focus on digital skills, launched a contest for young people in Ceredigion to help solve the issue of the digital skills shortage in the workplace. Young people are…

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Minister of Youth and ICT Appeals to Rwandan Girls

May 5, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Women and girls

As part of YouthConnekt’s celebration of Girls in ICT Day 2015 and the culmination of Rwanda’s Ms. Geek Competition, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister of Youth and ICT, encouraged girls to join the ICT sector. “It is very important for young…

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