Namibia invites youth to learn about empowerment through ICTs
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in Erongo, Namibia, gathered 35 youth from Swakopmund community to learn about the opportunities offered by ICT adoption. The event was meant to empower youth to benefit from technology and raise awareness within…
Teaching Tolerance Digital Literacy Framework trains children to become online savvy
SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project is a digital literacy framework for K-12 students that supports teachers to guide children to become online savvy. It contains guidance and resources to help children determine the reliability of online sources, recognize the veracity of…
Kbuñs seminar promotes critical approaches to digital literacy for improving the Community in Spain
During the last days of October 2017, Kbuñsseminar gathered a group of Spanish youth to explore hands-on digital literacy and promote reflection about the potential of digital tools to develop social programs to boost social collaboration to improve the wellbeing…
Google and Udacity offer 50,000 scholarships for web and mobile developers
Google and Udacity online education platform launched an initiative to offer 50,000 scholarships for aspiring web and mobile application developers. The scholarships, part of Grow with Google program, are intended to increase digital literacy by providing users with advanced job…
Tecnologías Indígenas de la Comunicación has supported indigenous communities in Mexico to implement local telephone networks
Five years ago, a group of indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, was approved to start building local telephone networks to offer services in communities where major providers either did not provide services, or simply offered deals that were not affordable…
Buenos Aires Declaration invites stakeholders to leverage ICTs for development
Last October 20, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced the Buenos Aires Declaration to conclude the World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC), whose main discussion topic was ICTs for Sustainable Development. In the document, the organization presents 24 points providing guidance…
Sign language call center to support persons with disabilities in United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Day by day more countries implement initiatives to provide persons with disabilities with accessible services for benefiting from government services using information and communication technologies. In October 2017, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced a new project to integrate…
Bhutan’s 12th Digital Inclusion Plan to bridge digital divide and leverage ICTs for economic growth
Past October 17, 2017 an Information and Communications Technology conference was held in Timphu, Bhutan to gather policy makers and key stakeholders to discuss about plans to improve accessibility and adoption of ICTs in the country. Bhutan is currently implementing…
Australian small and medium businesses embracing digital skills
Deloitte’s recently published Connected Small Businesses 2017 report presented an increase in the digital literacy level of small and medium organizations in Australia. According to the document, 12% of the small businesses in the country no longer have only “basic”…
Solar-powered digital literacy center trains students in Kwara State, Nigeria
Lmode community in Oke-Ero local government area of Kwara State, Nigeria, launched a digital literacy center that leverages solar power to provide students and youth with access to ICT training. The center is integrated into a big school bus that…