Huawei puts digital inclusion front and center in announcement of ‘Tech4ALL’ initiative
Huawei has announced a new initiative, Tech4ALL, to promote the digital inclusion for both individuals and small businesses by focusing efforts on connectivity, applications and skills. The initiative aims to help 500 million additional people around the world benefit directly…
India to establish 100,000 digital villages in remote and rural areas
In its latest budget, the government of India announced its plans to convert 100,000 villages into ‘digital villages’ over the next five years, enhancing the digital and financial inclusion of the country’s remote and rural areas. This will be achieved…
Free tech support in Washington, D.C. is improving the digital inclusion of lower-income households
The Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) of Washington, D.C. has launched “All Hands on Tech,” a publicly funded programme in which local volunteers and the city’s own technicians help residents fix their ICT devices for free. Two pilot events were…
National Digital Literacy Centre to train 1000 people in Hyderabad, India
CGI and Nasscom Foundation launched their second National Digital Literacy Centre in India. The centre, located in Hyderabad, Telengana, is designed to support India’s National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM). It has three main objectives: building digitally literate communities through training,…
Civic Tech Experience to boost digital inclusion and civic engagement in North Carolina, USA
Project Leadership & Investment for Transformation (LIFT) is an initiative organized by public and private organizations from North Carolina, USA to improve education and the quality of living of people from the area. In November 2018, the project received financial…
Microsoft collaborates with non-profits in Middle East and Africa to upskill 10 million youth in computing science
Microsoft announced its new goal to impart digital skills to 10 million youth in the Middle East and Africa throughout a period of three years. The company intends to reach this goal by leveraging the on-going YouthSpark programme, which currently…
Digital Transformation Van to provide ICT training in rural India
Indus Towers and the NIIT Foundation launched a digital literacy programme called the Digital Transformation Van (DTV) to provide the population from rural Vadodara, India with access to technology skills. The programme is expected to impact 48,000 people across 12…
Twelve youth organizations were selected to promote digital and social inclusion in the Philippines
Mano Amiga Philippines and Facebook presented the 12 youth organizations that would receive their support to design and implement youth-driven campaigns to promote digital literacy in the country. The campaigns will last for four months, and will address digital literacy…
Nigerian program leverages technology and creativity to improve youth employment opportunities
EkoBits ICT Academy and Poise Nigeria concluded its training program to introduce 42 young people from underserved regions in Nigeria to ICT skills. Participants were selected from the suburbs close to Lagos, around the areas of Itedo, Marwa Ajiran, Ikate,…
Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity seeks to increase access to ICTs in Ghana and Uganda
GSMA launched the Innovation Fund for Rural Connectivity to expand digital inclusion in Africa, leveraging new technology to address the gap in underserved and rural communities. The fund, which is backed by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) will…
