Finding Jobs for African youth with Impact Sourcing
Digital Jobs Africa is a program implemented by The Rockefeller Foundation since 2013 with the purpose of providing sustainable employment opportunities to youth populations in Africa. It promotes digital skills training and seeks to improve the economic situation of young…
Audible technologies to support students with vision disabilities in Kenya
Four out of eleven schools for blind children in Kenya have already adopted audible technologies for replacing traditional Braille materials. This allows students to spend less money on special books while promoting the access to a larger amount of information…
“Programa tus Ideas” preparing 100 Chilean teachers to code
Promoting innovation in the field of information technologies in developing countries is of great importance due to its potential as a tool for preparing workers to become competitive in today’s digital economy. For this reason Chile is currently hosting diverse…
One Digital promoting champion intermediaries to teach digital skills in UK
One Digital is a UK-based program inaugurated in February 2016 with the purpose of teaching digital skills to people with disability and accessibility needs, young adults, aged populations and civil-social organizations. This initiative is funded by the Big Lottery Fund…
World Development Report 2016: ensuring digital inclusion requires analog complements to technology. Digital skills seen as key
It is widely recognized that ICTs play a relevant role in contemporary economic and social development worldwide. Today’s digital economy has seen a significant increase in the number of global transactions, the expansion of opportunities, enhanced communication and the substantial…
IAAP to launch Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPAAC) evaluation in March
The International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) recently announced the creation of its first Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) examination. The main goals of the program are to define the basic knowledge required for accessibility professionals, increase the…
Girls Who Code recruiting for Summer Immersion Program
Girls Who Code is an organization that attempts to close the gender gap in technology by providing American girls with high level computer science and engineering education in areas such as web development, robotics, design and mobile development. A program…
Kenya’s Digital Literacy Program… In Process
In 2013 Kenya’s Digital Literacy Program – under the lead of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) – invited diverse multistakeholder groups to send their project proposals for integrating the use of digital technologies in the learning process…
Georgia Tech and EdX offer new ICT accessibility online course
One of the most relevant contemporary challenges related to the adoption of ICTs is ensuring that they are accessible for persons with disabilities. Although international organizations – such as the W3C – have published several different standards and recommendations to…
RErights asks young people about their rights in the digital age
The constantly growing adoption of digital technologies worldwide is certainly generating significant benefits for the general population. Nevertheless, new challenges are also arising and they must be addressed in order to allow everyone, including children and young people, to take…