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Everyone can learn digital skills through Gamification

August 31, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples, Youth and children

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

August 30, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure, Remote/underserved areas

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

August 29, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

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

August 28, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

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…

Between 2016 and 2019, DEF’s digital entrepreneurs are expected to serve 350,000 individuals. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

SoochnaPreneur program to train rural women entrepreneurs in New Delhi, India

August 25, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Indigenous peoples, Women and girls

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

August 24, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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

August 24, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, 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

August 23, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Remote/underserved areas

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

August 22, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

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…

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Three more initiatives to promote access to digital literacy and infrastructure in Argentina

August 21, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples, Women and girls, Youth and children

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…

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