The government of Portugal launched an initiative to increase digital literacy skills nationwide
The government of Portugal announced the investment of EUR 23 million to support “INCoDE.2030,” a new programme to improve the digital literacy and skills of the population. The initiative is divided into five areas, which include: inclusion, education, qualifications, specializations,…
Digital Education Bus brings digital skills training to underserved communities across Peru
The “Digital Education Bus” programme – launched by Fundación Telefónica Peru – received an “Entrepreneurial Creativity” award for providing access to digital skills training to more than 180,000 children and teachers from approximately 300 schools. The bus has been active…
Introducing UK children to the Internet through gamification
Bright Little Labs and EDF Energy released free materials to teach kids in the UK how the internet works and how to remain safe online. In order to do this, the organizations developed a gamification methodology, that consists of engaging…
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…
