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SCVO released a new Essential Digital Skills Toolkit for Scotland

October 17, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy

SCVO Digital released Scotland’s Essential Digital Skills Toolkit, which can used as a guide for individuals and organizations promoting digital skills projects in their communities or workplaces. The document is intended to help users identify the skills gap, benchmark against…

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French government launched a set of initiatives to promote digital inclusion

October 16, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure

On mid-September 2018, the French government launched its new digital inclusion strategy to improve access to digital skills and infrastructure for 6.7 million citizens that still do not use the internet. The plan is intended to support 1.5 million people…

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 Mobile Gender Gap Report 2018 calls for equal access to mobile technologies

October 12, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Women and girls

GSMA released its Mobile Gender Gap Report 2018 as part of its Connected Women Programme to collaborate with mobile operators and other industry stakeholders to address the barriers of women accessing and using mobile technologies. Information presented in the report…

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Digital skills training initiative launches in Canada

October 11, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

On September 17, 2018, “Grow with Google” initiative was launched to provide Canadians with access to diverse digital skills training and tools that can be leveraged to improve their careers and businesses. The new initiative included an investment of USD…

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Partnership Initiative to train Nigerian youths in ICTs and agriculture

October 10, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Youth and children

The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in Niger Delta (PIND) and the Ford Foundation reached an agreement with nine partner organizations to train 1,000 Nigerian young people from the region in agriculture and ICTs. The agreement was reached as part of…

Public and private organizations collaborate to boost digital literacy in India

October 9, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

India’s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced a group of initiatives to improve digital skills in the country. Involved stakeholders included India’s National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Adobe and IBM. The digital…

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Digital Giving initiative invites technical experts, specialists and amateurs to drive digital literacy in Arab-speaking communities

October 8, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia announced that it would launch a nationwide initiative called “Digital Giving” to spread digital knowledge across Arab-speaking countries. The program aims to spread technical content in Arabic through different platforms…

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Web Rangers program promotes digital literacy and safe online behaviors in South Africa and Kenya

October 5, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Youth and children

On September 15, 2018, South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Communications Pinky Kekana, addressed the Web Rangers Award Ceremony and explained that increasing national digital literacy was a task that required collaboration between the private sector, civil society and the government….

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Puntos México Conectado offer new digital entrepreneurism curriculum

October 4, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure

The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT in Spanish), released a new digital marketing and online entrepreneurism curriculum to be offered at local technology hubs (best known as   Puntos México Conectado) from Chihuaha state. The courses provide all citizens,…

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#SheMeansBusiness program to empower 20,000 women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

October 3, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

Pakistan’s Universal Service Fund (USF) and the Punjab IT Board (PITB) allied with Facebook to expand the #SheMeansBusiness program, which seeks to empower women entrepreneurs with digital skills and knowledge to build and grow their online businesses. This initiative is…

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