Digital Alliance between Normal town and Microsoft to provide digital skills, STEM education and entrepreneurship resources
The town of Normal, Illinois and Microsoft reached a 24 month alliance to provide digital skills training for workforce, promote STEM education and support entrepreneurship in the community. In order to achieve this, Microsoft will offer software products for small…
México Conectado Access Points to provide digital literacy and skills throughout the country
The Mexican Ministry of Transportation and Communications launched a campaign to promote its 32 digital inclusion México Conectado Access Points, installed in each of the different regions of the country. In a recently published brief, the office explained the benefits…
Singapore presents assistive technology enhancements at E2Connect 2016 forum
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) with the support of SG Enable and SPD organized the E2Connect 2016 forum to raise awareness about assistive technologies and their role for supporting persons with disabilities to address contemporary challenges. As one of…
Digital Skills and entrepreneurship initiatives boosting in South Africa
The city of Johannesburg, South Africa, reached an agreement with Microsoft to train one million disadvantaged residents on digital literacy skills. For a five year period, the free training will be offered to participants at public libraries that are already…
New regulation in Philippines requires Closed Captions to promote full access to TV contents for persons with hearing disabilities
A new legislative measure in Philippines will require television stations and producers to add Closed Captions to their programs in order to allow persons with hearing disabilities to have full access to their contents. The new law is called “An…
“Health & Digital: Reducing Inequalities, Improving Society” reports how Tinder Foundation and NHS England target health inequality through digital literacy
The United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) and Tinder Foundation released their new report: “Health & Digital: Reducing Inequalities, Improving Society” which analyzes the benefits of tackling health inequality through increased digital literacy. The report contains a detailed assessment of…
Akoli village becomes digitally literate with Common Service Center of India Program
Akoli village in the Indian State of Telengana is the third community to be declared 100 percent digitally literate in India. It is the first community to become fully digitally literate under the support of the Common Service Center of…
Cablevisión and San Martín Argentinian community discuss opportunities for “Education in Digital Contexts”
Cablevisión Telecommunications Company and San Martín Argentinian community organized a panel to discuss digital literacy and strategies to utilize information technologies for strengthening education in the region. This event, entitled “Opportunities for Education in Digital Contexts,” had the objective of…
ConnectHome celebrates first anniversary providing US communities with digital literacy skills and access to broadband
ConnectHome is a pilot program organized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the support of the Everyone On non-governmental organization. The main objective of this initiative is to address barriers to broadband access and high…
Companies create assistive devices to target the needs of persons with disabilities
Given the significant relevance of Information Technologies in many of our daily activities, assistive technologies have become of great importance for addressing the needs of persons with disabilities. Fortunately the number of companies engaging in creating products and services to…
