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Chicago pilots digital inclusion toolkit for smart cities

October 31, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, ICT infrastructure, Persons with disabilities

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…

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Kasuna State Government and IBM launch digital skills training for one million Nigerian citizens

October 30, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

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

October 29, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

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…

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ProFuturo leverages ICTs to improve education in Guatemala

October 26, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

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…

Participants during the workshop. Image from Borneo Bulletin.

Basic Digital Literacy workshop for village consultative councils in Brunei

October 25, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Remote/underserved areas

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…

ADA Web Accessibility Lawsuit Report 2018

Increasing number of court cases to demand web accessibility to organizations in United States

October 24, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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…

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Industry stakeholders suggest TV White Space (TVWS) technology to provide internet connectivity in underserved regions

October 23, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, ICT infrastructure, Remote/underserved areas

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

October 22, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

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…

Picture from ProBono Australia. A participant of Digital Springboard.

Digital Springboard delivers digital skills to improve the lives and work opportunities of Australians

October 19, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Youth and children

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…

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Technolochicas 3.0 invited Latinas to learn how their ideas can revolutionize the tech industry

October 18, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

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…

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