Digital skills training in Nigeria to benefit 10,000 beneficiaries in Edo State
Nigeria’s Federal Government announced that the Social Investment Programme (SIP) has supported over 3,000 beneficiaries with digital and entrepreneurial skills training. This initiative, which is implemented in partnership with Google Digital Skills for Africa, intends to train participants to improve…
United Kingdom launches consultation to improve digital skills qualifications for adults
The government of United Kingdom has launched a consultation to help boost digital skills for 11.3 million adults in the country that do not have the knowledge to use technology effectively for accomplishing daily activities. The consultation took place during…
10×1000 Tech for Inclusion Programme seeks to boost digital skills in emerging markets
The International Financial Corporation (IFC) and Ant Financial Services Group launched 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion programme during the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The initiative is intended to provide training for 10,000…
Coding for Employment Center of Excellence to prepare Kenyan youth for the digital economy
The United States International University, Africa (USIU-Africa) established a partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch a Coding for Employment Center of Excellence. The creation of this hub for innovation and technology is part of a broad initiative…
Nigerian program leverages technology and creativity to improve youth employment opportunities
EkoBits ICT Academy and Poise Nigeria concluded its training program to introduce 42 young people from underserved regions in Nigeria to ICT skills. Participants were selected from the suburbs close to Lagos, around the areas of Itedo, Marwa Ajiran, Ikate,…
Community-driven Digital Excellence Hubs to deliver digital skills training for Australian youth
Save the Children’s Central West “Programming the Future” program launched a research project to celebrate International Digital Inclusion Week. The project will evaluate the impact of Programming the Future digital skills training on Australian children and youth. The program was…
Intergenerational cooperation boosts digital literacy in Slovenia
An article released by Forbes in early October 2018, shared the story of Simbioza, a not-for-profit organization promoting digital literacy for seniors in Slovenia. According to the article, the project consists of placing “older people with no or low digital…
Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity seeks to increase access to ICTs in Ghana and Uganda
GSMA launched the Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity to expand digital inclusion in Africa, leveraging new technology to address the gap in underserved and rural communities. The fund, which is backed by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) will…
Champion Training Programme prepares Irish youth to start their own coding clubs
In early October 2018, Microsoft launched the CoderDojo Champion Training Programme to provide 5,000 young people in Ireland with access to digital skills. The programme, developed in the midst of EU Code Week 2018, also provided 250 youth leaders with…
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…
