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Thailand will train 1,000 digital literacy trainers and expand broadband infrastructure in rural areas

October 31, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure, Remote/underserved areas

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry of Thailand announced its aim to train 1,000 digital literacy trainers from non-formal schools in 6 months to share their knowledge among 24,700 communities by April 2018. The initiative will take place in parallel…

Colombian Library Bus brings satellite internet to indigenous communities

October 30, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Indigenous peoples

The Regional Center for Promoting Books in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC in Spanish) developed the Library Bus project to provide indigenous communities from Huila Department, Colombia with access to satellite internet and online contents. The Bibliobus Comfamiliar drives…

WTDC-17: Together for an #accessible world

October 27, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

Last Sunday October 8, 2017, as part of the pre-events organized on the occasion of  the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17), the Telecommunication development Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) brought together a group of diverse stakeholders from all…

WTDC-17: Digital skills and job creation opportunities for women and girls

October 26, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

The side events organized on the occasion of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 9-20 October represented an opportunity for different stakeholders from all over the world to discuss relevant topics pertaining…

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WTDC-17: Digital skills for youth employment in the digital economy

October 25, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Beyond having access to technology devices and infrastructure for connectivity, digital skills are recognized to be essential for people to leverage the real benefits of ICTs. In today’s knowledge society it has become of great relevance for everyone to know…

Rwanda trains digital ambassadors to spread digital literacy

October 24, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Youth and children

Parallel to the implementation of Rwanda’s fourth national digital plan – the Smart Rwanda Master Plan, – a series of programs have been taking place to increase the levels of digital literacy in the country. In October 2017, two major…

Second batch of YouthMobile trainees in Nigeria to graduate in October 2017

October 23, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

The second batch of YouthMobile Project trainees in Abuja, Nigeria will graduate on October 30, 2017. The program, organized by the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Federal Capital Territory Administration, provided youth with opportunities to…

Tecuris Connect service provides ICT services for seniors in Australia

October 20, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Seniors

Tecuris Connect is a digital care service offered in Australia for users of different ages and technology skill levels to communicate easily and securely between closed communities. It provides an environment of safe interaction through digital technologies thanks to a…

Samasource promotes employment through digital skills to boost growth in underserved communities

October 19, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Remote/underserved areas

Leila Janah, from Samasource non-profit, published a new book called “Give Work” in which she argues that providing persons from underserved communities with jobs is more effective than providing traditional cash incentives. Based on this argument, her organization provides digital…

European mandate requires public mobile applications to be accessible for persons with disabilities

October 18, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

The European Commission is developing a set of website accessibility guidelines for public sector mobile applications as a response to EU’s 2016 Web and Mobile Accessibility Directive. These new standards will establish binding requirements for member states through Mandate 554…

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