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Prominent Network of Public ICT Professionals Starts Online Network

September 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls, Youth and children

Socitm Women in IT is a new online network for public ICT professionals that endeavors to “raise the profile” of women in public sector IT positions in the UK. Nadira Hussein, President of Socitm, decided to launch this network as…

Need to Increase Youth Entrepreneurship in Namibia

September 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

The most recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report indicated that Namibia had the third lowest levels of youth entrepreneurship (at 33%) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Given the country’s similarly low job creation rate, this is particularly important. In Namibia, 44% of…

Seminar on ICTs for Education for the Visually Impaired in Bangladesh

September 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities

The WHO estimated in 2011 that 15% of Bangladeshi citizens have a disability. One million citizens were considered visually impaired in the same year. Many of the country’s educational systems are ill-equipped to educate those with such disabilities, given the…

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Caribbean Youth Summit Determines Regional Future of Entrepreneurship

September 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Barbados hosted the Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (C-YES) on September 24. This event drew policymakers, youth entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to the country to discuss entrepreneurship in the region. The aim of this summit is to bring together governments, institutions,…

India Harnesses Technology to Address Challenges Persons with Disabilities Face

September 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities

Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed Digital India, an initiative that seeks to address national challenges through technology. One of these issues is including the 70 million persons with disabilities in society. Recently, the government has expressed commitments to…

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IT Industry is “Hostile to Women”

September 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

Re/code recently interviewed Dr. Mary Lou Jepson, a Facebook/ Oculus Virtual Reality Executive and co-founder of One Laptop per Child. Jepson also co-developed one of the first holographic video systems, founded four startups, has written more than 100 journal articles,…

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