DigiGaon program to provide 700 Indian Villages with access to ICTs
The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology of India announced that the initial phase of the DigiGaon project would benefit villages in Haryana, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh states. This initiative is intended to establish digital centers to provide 700 villages…
Government of Philippines gathers stakeholders to share best practices for digital inclusion
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of Philippines announced during the recently concluded 13th Knowledge Exchange Conference, that the government would enhance its efforts to emphasize eCenter optimization and modernization of technologies to improve community development in the…
DigiGirlz Day in Malta invites 80 girls to meet ICT role models
Microsoft invited 80 students to Digigirlz Day in Malta, where women in the tech industry shared their views to attract young women into the STEM fields. The event enabled girls to explore different technology skills, listen to stories of success,…
Innovation and Autonomy hackathon invites French creators to build IT products for seniors
Next June 21 and 22, an Innovation and Autonomy hackathon will take place in Boulogne-Billancourt, a commune located in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Participants competition will use their skills to develop applications that increase the autonomy of senior…
Artisans from Guanajuato receive digital training to scale their businesses
The Office of Foreign Commerce (Coordinadora de Fomento al Comercio Exterior (COFOCE) in Spanish) of Mexico launched a training to support 12 artisans from San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, to embrace digital technologies and scale the distribution of their products….
Turkish government and Google launch program to increase digital skills of women village leaders
The government of Turkey and Google launched a digital literacy program that assimilates the Internet Saathi initiative in India, according to the newspaper Daily Sabah. During its first phase, women who are neighborhood and village leaders will be taught how…
Nigerian government launches training for 350 persons with disabilities
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) of Nigeria launched an initiative to train over 350 persons with disabilities togain access to ICT skills required to access services and become competitive in the workplace during the digital age. This program…
Ayitic Goes Global will train 300 women in Haiti
The Registry of Internet Directions of Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNIC) and the International Research and Development Center (IDRC) launched “Ayitic Goes Global”, an online training program to provide women entrepreneurs with skills to consolidate and improve internet infrastructure…
ShadowTech initiative invites 150 secondary school girls from New Zealand to experience ICTs in the workplace for one day
NZTech, the Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia Community Politechnic launched ShadowTech 2018, a program in collaboration with 35 New Zealand companies to host 150 secondary school girls for one day to gain experience in diverse ICT applications. The initiative…
Facebook and Sarvodaya Fusion launch Digital Inclusion Program for Sri Lankan students
Facebook launched a Digital Literacy Program to provide 20,000 Sri Lankan schools and universities with technology skills training over a 1-year period. The program will be done in collaboration with local organization Sarvodaya Fusion through its “IT Yahamaga” program in…