Chicago pilots digital inclusion toolkit for smart cities
The city of Chicago in the United States will be one of the first five locations worldwide to pilot a new assessment tool to track the progress of local digital inclusion initiatives. While smart cities increasingly leverage ICT tools to…
Kasuna State Government and IBM launch digital skills training for one million Nigerian citizens
Kaduna State Government in Nigeria and IBM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to train one million citizens in digital skills from 2018 to 2022. The training will focus on boosting digital and entrepreneurship skills to provide youth with better…
Toys that can help children develop digital skills from a young age
As digital literacy skills continue to grow in relevance as a requirement for youth to acquire jobs, multiple organizations have launched initiatives and created products to boost their skills from a young age. Some of the solutions include mandatory computing…
ProFuturo leverages ICTs to improve education in Guatemala
ProFuturo is a program created by Telefónica Foundation and Bancaria “La Caixa” Foundation to address the educational and digital divide among children from underserved regions in Africa, Asia and Latin America. An article published by Emisoras Unidas presented the case…
Basic Digital Literacy workshop for village consultative councils in Brunei
On October 6, 2018, the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) held a Basic Digital Literacy Workshop for village consultative council members in Tutong District. The workshop is part of an initiative called ‘ICT Savviness Programme’, which…
Increasing number of court cases to demand web accessibility to organizations in United States
UsableNet released the ADA Web Accessibility Lawsuit Report 2018 presenting a visual compilation of court cases in the United States calling on organizations to implement web accessibility services on their websites. The report is intended to illustrate the growing number…
Industry stakeholders suggest TV White Space (TVWS) technology to provide internet connectivity in underserved regions
In September 2018, during ITU Telecom World 2018 conference, representatives from the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) called for increasing the utilization of TV Whitespace technology (TVWS) to bridge the digital divide. The proposed solution consists of leveraging unused broadcasting frequencies…
School teacher launches crowdsourcing campaign in India to build digital classrooms
An article from Times of India shared the story of Prasenjit Sharma, a school teacher from lower Assam’s Barpeta district in India, who has led a crowdfunding campaign to build digital classrooms in five schools. The donation process, launched in…
Digital Springboard delivers digital skills to improve the lives and work opportunities of Australians
The Digital Springboard program is an initiative launched by Infoxchange and Google to teach Australians (especially Australian youth) digital skills for their jobs and everyday lives. It is mainly based on the recently disclosed results of the Australian Digital Inclusion…
Technolochicas 3.0 invited Latinas to learn how their ideas can revolutionize the tech industry
On October 5, 2018, Televisa Foundation and the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) launched Technolochicas 3.0 event to promote the participation of Latin girls and women in ICT fields. The event reflected a three-year long media campaign…
