Africa Code Week 2018 launched in Madagascar
The fourth edition of Code Week Africa was launched in the beginning of June 2018 in Madagascar with its first series of Train-the-Trainer workshops. During the kick-off event, 200 local teachers and parents received computational thinking training leveraging the educational…
Get involved in Code Week EU 2018!
Code Week EU 2018 launched a call for European schools to organize events to boost digital literacy in the continent between October 6-21, 2018. This initiative is organized to “bring coding and digital literacy to everybody in a fun and…
More than 2 million African youth trained in digital skills by 2018
Google launched the second stage of Digital Skills for Africa program to train 10 million youth in Africa by 2022. The program consists in creating Digital Skills communities to raise technology literacy for jobseekers and businesses in South Africa, Nigeria…
Nigeria teaches youth how to code to raise their employability
In a context of high youth unemployment in Nigeria, the government of Lagos has implemented a series of programs to better prepare the young population to become competitive in the labor market. In general, these training programs focus on entrepreneurship,…
UK prepares to implement EU Directive on accessibility of public sector websites and mobile applications
The UK Government Digital Service finished collecting responses from a consultation on how to implement the EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile apps. The consultation collected views from different stakeholders explaining how they would comply…
Human Interface Design standard will enable the integration of braille screens in digital devices
Multiple high-tech private companies and non-governmental organizations collaborated to create a Human Interface Design (HID) standard to produce braille screens. This technology will enable more than 250 million persons with visual disabilities worldwide to use digital devices that are…
New internet hubs will provide internet for rural families in Pontal do Paranapanema, Brazil
The government of São Paulo in Brazil with the support of Instituto de Terras São Paulo (Itesp) Foundation will open 16 additional internet hubs for rural families in Pontal do Paranapanema to access connectivity services. In collaboration with Acessa SP,…
Microsoft #MakeWhatsNext campaign advocated for European Girls in ICT
During the last edition of the Girls in ICT Day on April 2018, Microsoft launched a series of 17 #MakeWhatsNext events to boost the involvement of girls in the technology industry across 16 European countries. Participation during the events reached…
Destiny Trust Nigeria opens Kids Innovation Hub and will train 500 young programmers
Destiny Trust Nigeria launched a pilot project to equip 500 children from underserved areas with access to digital skills training and infrastructure. This will be possible by leveraging the creation of a coding and innovation development center at Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos….
Thousands of students benefited from Profuturo initiative to raise digital skills in Angola
Profuturo is an initiative launched by catholic schools intending to provide 260,000 primary level children from Angola with access to digital classrooms by 2020. From 2016 to 2018, the program has already benefited 32,120 students and 1,323 professors from multiple…