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…
Rwandan young people learn ICT and vocational skills to grasp self-employment opportunities
KCB Foundation and the Rwanda National Youth Council and Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Rwanda launched a programme in April 2018 to empower 100 young people with ICT and vocational skills to promote self-employment. In November 2018, ninety of the participants…
Amazon Future Engineer programme to teach 10 million kids a year how to code in the United States
On November 2018, Amazon launched a programme to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code in the United States. In order to reach this goal, the company announced it would invest in summer camps, teacher training,…
European Commission launches initiatives to improve digital skills training and learning
The European Commission launched an initiative proposing new education tools to support digital technologies teaching and learning in the region. The initiative is part of the Digital Education Action Plan, which is intended to help EU member states reap the…
“Libraries Lead With Digital” toolkit to improve digital skills in the UK
A group of libraries from the United Kingdom launched the “Libraries Lead With Digital” toolkit, proposing a scheme to provide digital skills training for local communities. The toolkit, created in partnership with Google and Public Libraries 2020 (PL2020), contains guidance…
Sixty girls in Ghana will learn programming to improve their future employment opportunities
DreamOval Foundation launched a programme called Females in Technology to provide sixty girls from two communities in Accra, Ghana with access to STEM training. The main objective of this initiative is to develop the girls’s interest in pursuing science-related careers…
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…
Digital literacy training to empower 3,400 girls every year in Kampala, Uganda
The Finance Trust Bank and Craft Silicon Foundation launched a free digital literacy programme to provide girls from slums in Kampala, Uganda with ICT skills training. This initiative is intended to empower girls aged 12-24 to become productive members of…
Participants at Canada’s Cybersafety Summit 2018 discuss digital literacy strategies to build a cyber savvy society
Industry professionals, educators and government representatives from Canada convened on 25 October 2018 at the Cybersafety Summit to discuss the impact of new technology trends on children, seniors, and other vulnerable groups. One of the main topics that was discussed…
Nintendo partners with organizations in USA and Canada to boost digital literacy from an early age
Nintendo and the Institute of Play launched a programme to provide elementary classrooms in the US with Nintendo Labo kits to train children in basic principles of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The programme will support close to 2,000…
