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…
Tecnologías Indígenas de la Comunicación has supported indigenous communities in Mexico to implement local telephone networks
Five years ago, a group of indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, was approved to start building local telephone networks to offer services in communities where major providers either did not provide services, or simply offered deals that were not affordable…
Buenos Aires Declaration invites stakeholders to leverage ICTs for development
Last October 20, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced the Buenos Aires Declaration to conclude the World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC), whose main discussion topic was ICTs for Sustainable Development. In the document, the organization presents 24 points providing guidance…
Colombian Library Bus brings satellite internet to indigenous communities
The Regional Center for Promoting Books in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC in Spanish) developed the Library Bus project to provide indigenous communities from Huila Department, Colombia with access to satellite internet and online contents. The Bibliobus Comfamiliar drives…
Canada leverages indigenous peoples’ talent to grow the digital economy
One of the main strengths of Canada’s National Digital Talent Strategy is that it seeks to leverage the skills of youth from different groups of the population to fulfill its demand for IT labor. The plan contemplates the specific cases…
Everyone can learn digital skills through Gamification
One of the main challenges for democratizing access to digital skills knowledge is to find out the best strategies to spread awareness and teach abilities that are useful for specific groups of population. One example of this is gamification, which…
SoochnaPreneur program to train rural women entrepreneurs in New Delhi, India
The Digital Empowerment Foundation non-profit organization from New Delhi, India, will train 100 rural women entrepreneurs over the year. Participants will receive training in a variety of communication based tools to handle devices, generate content, build platforms and access online…
Three more initiatives to promote access to digital literacy and infrastructure in Argentina
A series of initiatives addressing digital inclusion and access to ICT infrastructure have taken place during the past few months in different regions of Argentina. Some of the most recent activities are: Digital Literacy workshops for beneficiaries of Argentina Trabaja…