Huawei puts digital inclusion front and center in announcement of ‘Tech4ALL’ initiative
Huawei has announced a new initiative, Tech4ALL, to promote the digital inclusion for both individuals and small businesses by focusing efforts on connectivity, applications and skills. The initiative aims to help 500 million additional people around the world benefit directly…
Social enterprise Blossom Academy to equip youth in West Africa with data analytics skills
Blossom Academy, a social enterprise dedicated to equipping youth in West Africa with data-driven skills, has made a commitment to the Digital Skills for Jobs Campaign, part of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth. As part of their…
ITU and WHO launch ‘safe listening’ toolkit and standard to protect people’s hearing
ITU and WHO jointly launched the “Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems” and related international standard to prevent audio devices from causing hearing loss in Geneva, Switzerland on 15 February 2019. A billion teenagers and young adults are at…
Singapore Management University and AliBaba Cloud to upskill workers in digital technologies
The Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alibaba Cloud will launch a series of courses to upskill more than 1,000 working professionals in Singapore, starting March 2019. The curriculum is designed specifically to empower SMEs, aiming to equip businesses with the…
Costa Rica to provide free Internet in bid to reduce the country’s digital divide
Costa Rica has launched an initiative called “Espacios Públicos Conectados” (Connected Public Spaces) to reduce the country’s digital divide through FONATEL, the National Telecommunications Fund. The objective of this programme is to bring free Internet to 170 public spaces throughout…
India to establish 100,000 digital villages in remote and rural areas
In its latest budget, the government of India announced its plans to convert 100,000 villages into ‘digital villages’ over the next five years, enhancing the digital and financial inclusion of the country’s remote and rural areas. This will be achieved…
University of Kansas researchers implement digital literacy programme designed for low-income, minority senior citizens
Researchers at Kansas University’s Center for Digital Inclusion have implemented a digital literacy programme designed specifically for low-income, minority senior citizens. Often the target of online disinformation and scams, this group stands to benefit the most from digital literacy skills…
Partnership to equip 5,000 unemployed young people with digital skills in South Africa
The Digital Skills Partnership was launched in South Africa in October 2018 to connect youth excluded from the economy with digital and tech jobs. The founding organisations include Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi), Explore Data…
Free tech support in Washington, D.C. is improving the digital inclusion of lower-income households
The Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) of Washington, D.C. has launched “All Hands on Tech,” a publicly funded programme in which local volunteers and the city’s own technicians help residents fix their ICT devices for free. Two pilot events were…
‘Smart homes’ to help older persons acquire digital skills in the UK
A number of ‘smart homes’ enabling older people to improve their digital skills through peer-to-peer training will be established in West Essex, UK. Led by Uttlesford Council for Voluntary Service, the scheme identifies older people who will become ‘digital boomers’,…
