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Black Girls Code Hackathon Results

August 14, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls, Youth and children

Black Girls Code recently held Hackathons for girls between the ages of 12 and 17 in New York City. Black Girls Code is an organization that runs after school programs with coding lessons for young girls from underrepresented communities, founded…

Call for Entries for ITU Telecom Young Innovators Competition

August 14, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Every year, ITU Telecom hosts the Young Innovators Competition for “talented young social entrepreneurs using technology creatively to meet a range of real-life developmental challenges.” The 2015 competition will run until ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Winners of…

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Indian App Supports Persons with Disabilities

August 14, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Persons with disabilities, Women and girls

Abha Khetarpal recognized the need, as a counselor, to provide better information to persons with disabilities. In response, she developed an app that compiled this type of information called Cross the Hurdles, which is also the organization for which she…

Scholarships for Black, Female ICT Professionals in South Africa

August 14, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Women and girls

According to the 2015 Global Women Entrepreneurship Leaders Scorecard, only 27% of senior management positions are held by women in South Africa. The 2014 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report‘s statistics indicated that in South Africa only 6.29% of females pursued entrepreneurial…

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Affordability and Accessibility of ICTs in Namibia

August 14, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICT infrastructure, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) strives to provide accessible and affordable ICT for its entire population, particularly in remote areas and for persons with disabilities. National Assembly ratified the 2012 Universal Access and Communications Policy in 2013, but…

ICT Education and Entrepreneurship in Iceland

August 14, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Youth and children

Iceland’s IT industry is growing, with both offices of major tech companies, like Dell and Microsoft, located in the country, as well as domestic companies such as Advania and Marel. Icelandic academics such as Páll Ríkharðsson and Yngvi Bjornsson are…

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