Advanced digital skills training to take place in Korean high schools
Digital Media Campus is a program sponsored by Google.org and the Korea Federation of Science, Culture and Education Studies (KOSCE) to provide digital literacy training in high schools. The program is intended to reach over 3,000 students, studying in 120…
IT training for women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women non-profit organization won a financial award from Microsoft Bangladesh to train female entrepreneurs for funding their own IT repair centers. This program, also supported by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), will equip women from undeserved…
UK startup launches campaign to train 1000 Women in Tech by 2020
Structur3dpeople IT recruitment company in UK launched an initiative called #GettingMoreWomenIntoTech to place 1000 women in tech job positions across the UK by 2020. In order to do so, the organization will provide mentorship programs in London, Liverpool and Bristol…
Student from Malta develops computer-based telephony software for persons with disabilities
Old internet technologies used to include modems with voice support capabilities that could be easily adapted to enable persons with disabilities to utilize standard phone sets via their PCs. However, recently with newer technologies this hardware has become harder to…
IBM Digital provides digital skills training to African youth
IBM Digital – Nation Africa is a US$70 million initiative that will provide free digital skills training for 25 million African youth over the next 5 years. The main goal of this program is to provide young Africans with a…
Puebla App Innovation to promote digital inclusion and local development through ICTs
On March 16-17, the third Puebla App Innovation contest will take place at the Center of Networking of the Popular Autonomous University of Puebla State (UPAEP in Spanish) in Mexico. The competition will invite high school and college students from…
Sandbox initiative teaches basic and advanced digital skills in Toronto
Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone in Toronto launched an initiative called Sandbox to offer all-ages digital literacy classes. The program offers a wide curriculum of topics that go from email marketing and digital music production to using Snapchat and digital…
Internet Society Asia-Pacific Bureau promotes digital accessibility in Pakistan
Taking into consideration that there are currently around 30 million persons with disabilities in Pakistan, the Internet Society Asia-Pacific Bureau has collaborated with multiple private and public stakeholders during the last two years to lead a series of initiatives to…
