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Finding Jobs for African youth with Impact Sourcing

February 29, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Youth and children

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

February 26, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Persons with disabilities

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 Workshop

“Programa tus Ideas” preparing 100 Chilean teachers to code

February 23, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Youth and children

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…

Source: http://www.digitalchampionsnetwork.com/content/about-one-digital-0

One Digital promoting champion intermediaries to teach digital skills in UK

February 23, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities, Seniors

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

February 22, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

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 

February 21, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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…

Source: http://girlswhocode.com/

Girls Who Code recruiting for Summer Immersion Program

February 19, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls

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

February 17, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Remote/underserved areas, Youth and children

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…

License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. By Elspeth Briscoe. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elspethbriscoe/

Georgia Tech and EdX offer new ICT accessibility online course

February 17, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, ICTs for education

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…

Source: http://Rerights.org

RErights asks young people about their rights in the digital age

February 16, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

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…

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