Everyone can learn digital skills through Gamification
One of the main challenges for democratizing access to digital skills knowledge is to find out the best strategies to spread awareness and teach abilities that are useful for specific groups of population. One example of this is gamification, which…
First Rural Digital Center in Peddashapur village, India
Nasscom Foundation and Arcesium private companies established the first rural digital literacy center in Peddashapur village, in Telengana, India. The center will provide people from the region with access to computers and mobile phones in order to show them how…
Africa Code Week 2017 to train thousands of youth and teachers across the entire continent
Given the success of Africa Code Week (ACW) during the past two years, the new goal for the initiative is to introduce over 500,000 African youth from 35 different countries to coding skills. The program will take place in four…
13,000 secondary teachers will receive ICT training in Kaduna, Nigeria
Kaduna State Government in Nigeria launched e-learning secondary school project to train 13,000 thousand teachers in Information and Communication Technology skills. The program seeks to incorporate better ICT guidance for students as part of their main studies curriculum in order…
SoochnaPreneur program to train rural women entrepreneurs in New Delhi, India
The Digital Empowerment Foundation non-profit organization from New Delhi, India, will train 100 rural women entrepreneurs over the year. Participants will receive training in a variety of communication based tools to handle devices, generate content, build platforms and access online…
Cinema for all invites persons with disabilities in Colombia to the movies
The Ministry of ICTs (MinTIC) of Colombia organizes the program “Cine Para Todos” (Cinema for all) to provide persons with visual and haring disabilities with access to ICT entertainment. This free service allows beneficiaries to attend popular Cinema projections with…
Caribbean Video Assistance Services groups organizations to enable communication services for persons with disabilities
The Caribbean Telecommunication Union (CTU) announced that its news system to enable communication for persons with hearing and visual disabilities will soon be ready. This solution, known as the Caribbean Video Assistance Services (CVAS) will provide persons with disabilities with…
Digital skills are key to consolidate smart cities
Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) launched an initiative to improve digital literacy in underserved communities from Cleveland, USA. The main relevance of this program is that it introduces digital skills of youth and adults as a basic requirement to enable citizens…
Australian government will select 250 students to receive ICT training to enhance public services
The Digital Transformation Agency of Australia is working on the design and delivery of digital skills programs for the Australian Public Service office. The organization’s initiative, worth AU $13.9 million, is intended to build digital skills to generate ICT talent…
Three more initiatives to promote access to digital literacy and infrastructure in Argentina
A series of initiatives addressing digital inclusion and access to ICT infrastructure have taken place during the past few months in different regions of Argentina. Some of the most recent activities are: Digital Literacy workshops for beneficiaries of Argentina Trabaja…