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Cloud in a Box enables access to internet and educational digital contents

January 10, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICT infrastructure, ICTs for education

Eduze, digital content startup developed a small device called CLOX (Cloud in a Box) that allows users to browse, stream and download digital content to mobile devices for no cost. The device can connect 30 users to quality video at…

TELMEX Digital Library teaches digital literacy skills to youth and adults in Mexico City

January 9, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education

TELMEX opened a new digital library in the north of Mexico City to provide open digital literacy training for people from all ages and different educational levels. It offers access to a diverse set of information technology devices as well…

Te(a)ch program to provide digital skills training for youth in Nunavut, Canada

January 6, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Indigenous peoples, Youth and children

The Pinnguaq Association is a non-profit technology startup that focuses on incorporating play and gaming into applications to benefit tourism, education, economic development and the preservation of indigenous languages in Nunavut Northern Canada region. In December 2016 it was selected…

Women Do Tech: Technology and entrepreneurship training in Honduras

January 5, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

Impact Women Honduras is an educational organization that seeks to promote women’s empowerment through different learning opportunities, workshops and networking opportunities. Its most recent program, Women Do Tech, provides entrepreneurship training for women in San Pedro Sula community through digital…

1,000 youth and adults received digital literacy training in Buenos Aires, Argentina

January 4, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy

Around 1,000 youth and adults were trained in digital literacy at Parroquía San Francisco de Asís in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the closure of Educando Sobre Ruedas program. This initiative, organized by Educando Foundation and Grupo Telecom consisted of the…

EziSmart accessibility device

EziSmart phone case provides better accessibility for persons with motor disabilities

January 3, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

EziSmart is a phone case with physical buttons that supports the elderly and persons with motor disabilities to utilize mobile devices. The design was created by inventor Richard Chan and SINTEF, through funding from the Norwegian Regional Research Fund system….

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