Digital Inclusion programs from Seattle receive national awards
The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors of the United States of America, extended two awards for Seattle’s Information Technology Department to recognize its digital inclusion programs. The first award was for the 2017 Strategic Plan for Facilitating Equitable…
Digital for Inclusion to boost digital economy in Ghana through access to infrastructure and literacy skills
Digital for Inclusion (D4I) program was launched in Ghana to boost the digital economy through access to ICT infrastructure and literacy resources. Providing population from local Cocoa and Zongo communities with these capabilities is expected to support the country to…
Infocomm Media Development Authority empowers vulnerable population in Singapore with access to connectivity and digital devices
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore partnered with a group of private organizations to provide 900 low-income households with access to broadband services and technology devices. The purpose of this initiative is to promote digital inclusion and empower…
Mobile Public Computer Center brings digital literacy to Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands Next Generation Network, Inc. (viNGN and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration launched a new initiative to increase access to digital technologies through a Mobile Public Computer Center (PCC) lab. At this hub, people from the Virgin…
Partnerships in Nigeria to provide schools with ICT equipment and digital skills training
The Nigerian Communication Commission donated ICT equipment to the Nigerian Society for Computer’s “For School Initiative” to promote digital literacy in schools nationwide. The infrastructure to support students acquiring digital skills includes 60 monitors, 35 CPUs, 30 printers, 50 UPS…
Girls’ schools in rural Pakistan to receive ICT training through new computer labs
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) and the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) from Pakistan signed an agreement to provide girls’ schools in rural areas around Islamabad with digital devices to improve their ICT skills. However, bearing…
Punto México Conectado has trained 5,382 people in Guadalajara, Jalisco
The government of Guadalajara, Jalisco and the Mexican Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced that during the past 2 years, ICT training was provided to 5,382 people as part of the national México Conectado program digital literacy program. Participants have…
Digital Inclusion Summit: ICTs are key to personal empowerment
The Digital Inclusion Summit in San Antonio welcomed more than 100 people for a conference at the Central Library. During the event, different presenters talked about the challenges of promoting digital inclusion both in terms of skills and access to…
Alliance to enhance connectivity infrastructure and digital literacy in USA
Cox and the American Library Association (ALA) are partnering to promote digital literacy through a two-step approach that incorporates access to infrastructure and free digtal literacy training. According to ALA president, Julie Todaro, this joint effort will “combine the expertise…
Students from Kilfi, Kenya receive tablets as part of the national digital literacy program
Students from a school in Kilifi, Kenya, received 156 tablets as part of the national digital literacy program that seeks to empower children in the country through early ICT training. This initiative consisted in three phases, which were connecting schools…