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2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards winners announced at IGF in Berlin

2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards winners announced at IGF in Berlin

December 24, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Women and girls

The winners of the 2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards were announced on 27 November 2019 at an awards ceremony hosted by the EQUALS Global Partnership during the annual Internet Governance Forum in Berlin. The EQUALS in Tech Awards celebrate successful innovative solutions aimed at closing the…

DOT Rwanda young Digital Ambassadors celebrated for contributing to greater digital inclusion

DOT Rwanda young Digital Ambassadors celebrated for contributing to greater digital inclusion

December 20, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Persons with disabilities, Women and girls, Youth and children

115 young Digital Ambassadors who worked to improve digital inclusion in Rwanda through digital skills training, digital entrepreneurship and technology-enabled social innovation graduated from the Digital Opportunity Trust’s (DOT) Digital Ambassador Program on 22 November 2019. The Digital Ambassadors provided digital skills training…

ITU report on global digital connectivity finds gender digital gap is growing

ITU report on global digital connectivity finds gender digital gap is growing

November 5, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Women and girls

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN specialized agency for ICTs, has released Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019 , a new report offering a snapshot of the state of digital connectivity around the world. The report found that…

Gates Foundation identifies tech ‘trinity’ for digital inclusion, lauds tech-powered Indian subsidy programme empowering women

Gates Foundation identifies tech ‘trinity’ for digital inclusion, lauds tech-powered Indian subsidy programme empowering women

October 15, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Remote/underserved areas, Uncategorized, Women and girls

In the 2019 edition of their annual Goalkeepers Data Report, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation identify a trinity of technologies as key for digital inclusion and reduced inequalities: bank accounts, mobile phones and biometric identification. The government of India has…

Swedish regulator to award SEK 2 million for innovations in digital inclusion

October 1, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas, Seniors, Women and girls

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) has launched its sixteenth annual innovation competition, this year under the theme of digital inclusion.  Organisations can apply for funding to support service and product development or research studies focused on electronic communication until 7…

Digital academy initiative launched in India

June 28, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Persons with disabilities, Women and girls, Youth and children

Capgemini has announced it will set up two Digital Academies in India to equip marginalized and under-represented populations with digital skills, including disadvantaged youth who are NEET (not in education, employment or training), as well as people who are struggling…

The United Kingdom publishes national standards designed to boost digital skills for adults

April 23, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Seniors, Women and girls, Youth and children

The standards are based on the UK’s essential digital skills framework. The UK government has announced the launch of free digital courses to up-skill adults, aiming to give everyone the opportunity to participate in the digital world and take advantage…

10 new grantees to receive support from the EQUALS Digital Skills Fund

10 new grantees to receive support from the EQUALS Digital Skills Fund

April 17, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Remote/underserved areas, Women and girls

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…

Europe Digital Day 2019

EU countries commit to boost participation of women in digital

April 10, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

At Digital Day on 9 April 2019, 26 European Member States and Norway have signed the Declaration of commitment on Women in Digital. The aim is to raise the political priority of women’s under-representation in the digital economy. The declaration,…

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ICT training labs will increase the employability of women in Pakistan

January 18, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications of Pakistan is establishing 150 labs at Women Empowerment Centers across the country with the aim of increasing women’s employability. The labs, which will cost more than USD 4 million, are being created…

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