Meet the finalists of UK’s Tech4Good Awards 2018 in the Digital Skills category
The finalists for UK’s AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards 2018 annual competition were announced. This event evaluates projects that leverage digital technology to improve people’s lives. The four projects competing for the Digital Skills Award are: CodeYourFuture is a free 6-month program…
NITDA announced the establishment of 83 digital job creation centers in Nigeria through 2018
During the 24th Annual Information Technology Professionals Assembly of the Computers Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) announced that they intent to establish 83 digital job creation centers (with a minimum of 15 computers…
New online platform will guide digital inclusion strategies in France
The Digital Ministry of France launched a report and a platform providing local communities with a toolbox to exchange their experiences elaborating digital inclusion strategies. The main purpose of this initiative is to promote collaboration in different regions establishing programs…
Australia calls for Industry-School Partnerships to boost digital skills that meet industry needs
The Australian Education Council released a report from the STEM Partnerships Forum providing a set of recommendations for the government to design and implement digital literacy educational programs that respond to the demand of the industry. The report, titled “Optimising…
Seniors in Medellin, Colombia gain access to public digital literacy training
An article published by El Colombiano in June 2018, discussed government initiatives taking place in Medellin, Colombia to provide seniors with access to digital literacy training. Acquiring computer skills is useful for seniors not only to communicate with their families…
Digital literacy program will teach 60,000 Indian women how to navigate safely and discern credible information
Facebook launched a pilot program to provide 60,000 women across Indian universities with access to digital literacy skills and awareness training over a period of one year. This initiative will be organized in partnership with the National Commission for Women…
Africa Code Week 2018 launched in Madagascar
The fourth edition of Code Week Africa was launched in the beginning of June 2018 in Madagascar with its first series of Train-the-Trainer workshops. During the kick-off event, 200 local teachers and parents received computational thinking training leveraging the educational…
More than 2 million African youth trained in digital skills by 2018
Google launched the second stage of Digital Skills for Africa program to train 10 million youth in Africa by 2022. The program consists in creating Digital Skills communities to raise technology literacy for jobseekers and businesses in South Africa, Nigeria…
New internet hubs will provide internet for rural families in Pontal do Paranapanema, Brazil
The government of São Paulo in Brazil with the support of Instituto de Terras São Paulo (Itesp) Foundation will open 16 additional internet hubs for rural families in Pontal do Paranapanema to access connectivity services. In collaboration with Acessa SP,…
DigiGaon program to provide 700 Indian Villages with access to ICTs
The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology of India announced that the initial phase of the DigiGaon project would benefit villages in Haryana, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh states. This initiative is intended to establish digital centers to provide 700 villages…