Costa Rica invests $47.9 million in connectivity initiative for Indigenous territories
The Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) has been awarded $47.9 million to bring telephone and Internet services to Indigenous territories in the south of Costa Rica and near its Atlantic coast. The investment was made through the National Telecommunications Fund (FONATEL),…
Local government in the UK awarded funds for digital inclusion projects
The Local Government Association (LGA, the national membership body for local authorities in the UK) will disburse close to £200,000 to ten councils to fund initiatives which promote digital inclusion in their local communities. The supported projects focus on reaching…
Six new Vive Digital Kiosks will enable indigenous peoples from Colombia to learn digital skills
Six new Vive Digital Kiosks were launched in El Caimo community of Armenia, Colombia. These digital skills hubs are intended to provide indigenous peoples with access to the benefits of information and communication technologies. Currently, around 600 people have access…
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…
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…
Research from Indian Institute of Management studies on adoption of digital technologies in Rajasthan, India
A group of students from the Indian Institute of Management in Udaipur, India, conducted a research project about adoption of digital technologies in rural villages. The team contacted 1,250 persons in 104 villages across the districts of south Rajasthan to…
Organization of American States will promote community networks to address digital divide in rural Americas
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) through the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) and Internet Society (Isoc) signed an agreement to collaborate on the creation of at least 15 community networks to provide rural population in Latin…
Free digital inclusion course for rural population in Montes Claros, Brazil
The digital inclusion course offered by the Rural Syndicate of Montes Claros in Brazil, is now again open for subscribers and started on January 29, 2018. Anyone over 12 years old can sign up for the training, which shares digital…
More than 3,500 indigenous youth to receive scholarships and digital skills training in Peru
The National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (Pronabec in Spanish) created by the Ministry of Education of Peru has provided 3,559 indigenous youth with digital skills to improve their lives and access government services. Some of the tools that they…
