Digital literacy workshop for 1,000 teachers in Philippines
Globe Telecom company created a program called Prism to support Filipino high school educators to learn how to better teach Digital Literacy skills and generate contents to share this knowledge with their students. The initiative will engage 1000 professors from…
Free Digital Inclusion mobile apps to target persons with disabilities, seniors and children in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Office of the Government Chief Information Officer launched a set of five mobile applications developed by non-profit organizations to promote digital inclusion among different sectors of the population in order to provide equal access to information technologies. Some…
Caribbean Video Assistance Services to enhance communication of persons with disabilities through ICTs
The Caribbean Telecommunications Union and VTC Secure proposed the implementation of a new service to enable people with visual or hearing impairments to better communicate with the support of ICTs. The Caribbean Video Assistance Service (CVAS) uses a non-expensive tech…
Government and civil organizations will ally to promote gender equality in French tech industry
The French Government announced an alliance with 15 organizations to promote gender equality in the national tech industry. Taking into consideration that most of the labor force in the field is still male dominated, the campaign will seek to increase…
Free HTML/CSS workshop to teach digital skills in Calgary, Canada
On March 25, 2017, Lighthouse Labs will provide a free one-day HTML workshop for 150 people in Calgary, Canada. Two main instructors and a group of volunteer mentors will teach the group basic web programming skills as an introduction to…
#BuiltByGirls Wave program to connect girls in New York
#BuiltByGirls group was created in 2014 to support 15-18 year old girls in New York through technology mentorship, guidance, career and training opportunities. Now in 2017, the organization launched a new program called Wave, which is a year-long initiative to…
Interactive Women & Web Design workshop to teach website programming skills in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland coding boot camp, created by Tech Elevator founder and CEO, Anthony Hughes, organized a Women & Web Design free beginner’s workshop to teach the fundamentals of web development in the State of Ohio, in the US. The workshop, hosted…
Davao City in Philippines approves resolution to provide basic digital skills in public high schools
The Davao City council in Philippines approved a resolution promoting the enhancement of basic digital skills and internet access in public schools through compulsory digital literacy courses. The local government will enact this initiative with the support of the Philippine…
Open source eBook: Disability and Bridging the Digital Divide – ICT Accessibility and Assistive Technology For People of All Abilities
“Disability and Bridging the Digital Divide, ICT Accessibility and Assistive Technology for People of All Abilities” is an open source e-book that is focused upon the use of e-Accessibility, Assistive Technology and accessible ICTs for empowerment and inclusion of persons…
Free Digital Skills workshops to be held in Crewe, UK
Cheshire East Council and Bentley Motors will provide digital literacy training at the Crewe Lifestyle Center’s library in UK. The free one-hour workshops will support the population to become more confident using computers and mobile devices through teaching diverse digital…