Mobile Gender Gap Report 2018 calls for equal access to mobile technologies
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…
Digital skills training initiative launches in Canada
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…
Partnership Initiative to train Nigerian youths in ICTs and agriculture
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
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…
Digital Giving initiative invites technical experts, specialists and amateurs to drive digital literacy in Arab-speaking communities
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…
Web Rangers program promotes digital literacy and safe online behaviors in South Africa and Kenya
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….
Puntos México Conectado offer new digital entrepreneurism curriculum
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,…
#SheMeansBusiness program to empower 20,000 women entrepreneurs in Pakistan
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…
Three organizations offered digital skills training for women and girls in 30 different communities during Canada’s National Learn to Code Day 2018
On September 22, 2018, Ladies Learning Code hosted Canada’s sixth annual National Learn to Code Day with the support of Accenture and Telus Digital. During this day, the organizers collaborated to provide hands-on digital skills workshops in 30 communities…
City of Manaus announced free digital literacy training opportunities
In mid-September 2018, the Local Ministry of Labour, Emprendedurism and Development and the School of Public Service and Socioeducational Inclusion (Espi) in Manaus, Brazil opened enrollment for free digital inclusion courses for 60 participants to be trained in basic computing…
