Samasource promotes employment through digital skills to boost growth in underserved communities
Leila Janah, from Samasource non-profit, published a new book called “Give Work” in which she argues that providing persons from underserved communities with jobs is more effective than providing traditional cash incentives. Based on this argument, her organization provides digital…
First Rural Digital Center in Peddashapur village, India
Nasscom Foundation and Arcesium private companies established the first rural digital literacy center in Peddashapur village, in Telengana, India. The center will provide people from the region with access to computers and mobile phones in order to show them how…
Digital skills are key to consolidate smart cities
Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) launched an initiative to improve digital literacy in underserved communities from Cleveland, USA. The main relevance of this program is that it introduces digital skills of youth and adults as a basic requirement to enable citizens…
Code Unnati to provide advanced coding skills to underserved populations in India
Software company SAP in India launched “code unnati” program to promote digital literacy and software skills in the country. This action forms part of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDSA) initiative to generate work opportunities through digital literacy. During…
8 groups receive funding to advance digital literacy in Philadelphia
A coalition of organizations called the Digital Literacy Alliance announced earlier in 2017 the conformation of a seed fund worth $850,000 USD for providing grants to organizations that promote digital literacy in Philadelphia, USA. Last June 7, the first eight…
Paradigm Initiative offers digital skills, entrepreneurship and advocacy training in Africa
During the recent Internet Freedom Forum 2017, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, an indigenous social enterprise, launched its new identity to expand its operations from Nigeria to additional geographical locations in Africa. This social enterprise provides under-served youth with digital skills to…
Digital literacy centers in Delhi using recycled tech devices
A group of students of Delhi University in India, started project Udaan to set up computer centers in rural areas. The model consists in building computers with resources acquired from previously discarded devices thus promoting a more intelligent usage of…
Seattle invests $404,000 USD to promote access to ICTs through community-led projects
The city of Seattle will issue $404,000 USD to community-led projects to increase equal access to technology resources through low-cost broadband, availability of specialized devices, technical support and digital literacy skills enhancement. These grants will consist in awards of up…
Community Tablet brings digital devices to remote communities in Mozambique
Mozambican technology startup, Kamaleon, developed a method to promote digital literacy in rural communities through the implementation of a shared digital platform. Kamaleon’s strategy consists of the installation of solar powered mobile “Community Tablets” that are placed on a trailer…
Digitally Connected network offers Internet and Society fellowship for people from underrepresented communities
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University launched its annual call for fellowship applications to the Digitally Connected network. The program offers financial support to people from communities which are underrepresented in Internet and society fields,…