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Lagos trains youth in ICT to promote economic growth and tackle unemployment

September 23, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

The state of Lagos, Nigeria launched an eleven-week study program to train 500 underemployed youth to become software developers and digital marketers. The course will provide participants with entrepreneurship training to enhance their self-reliance, business and ICT skills through hands-on-experience….

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BrailleEasy keyboard enables persons with vision disabilities to type faster and more conveniently in their smartphones

September 23, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

  Researchers from Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) launched the BrailleEasy keyboard application that makes Braille typing faster and more convenient in smartphones. The keyboard can be used both by left and right-handed users, and it may be utilized for…

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