Tech companies team up to boost digital literacy in Myanmar
Ooredoo, GSMA and Facebook have announced a partnership to boost digital literacy in Myanmar through a campaign to raise awareness and increase mobile internet usage in the country’s rural areas. The ‘Internet 101’ campaign will educate first-time internet users through…
UN launches new tech report calling for a safer and more inclusive digital future
The UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation launched a new report, “The Age of Digital Interdependence”, which highlights the urgency of improved global cooperation in the digital age. The report explores a number of related issues, including how to…
10 new grantees to receive support from the EQUALS Digital Skills Fund
Ten grantees from across the world have been selected to receive support from the EQUALS Digital Skills Fund. The selected grantees are working with women and girls in communities across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. The 10…
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…
