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Digital inclusion in the innovation district model: the case of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Digital inclusion in the innovation district model: the case of Chattanooga, Tennessee

January 24, 2020 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICT infrastructure

According to the Brookings Institution, more and more cities are using the innovation district model, in which anchor institutions, companies, startups, business incubators, and accelerators are clustered together in dense urban areas to spur economic development. Such districts, however, can risk…

BT and Google team up to offer free digital skills training to SMEs in the UK

BT and Google team up to offer free digital skills training to SMEs in the UK

January 11, 2020 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

SMEs are being offered the opportunity to acquire digital skills for free through a partnership between BT and the Google Digital Garage. At the training events, businesses receive advice on how to build a digital marketing plan; grow a business…

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…

£1.3 million awarded to 15 digital skills projects in the UK through ‘Power Up’ initiative

£1.3 million awarded to 15 digital skills projects in the UK through ‘Power Up’ initiative

November 12, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

The Good Things Foundation and J.P. Morgan have awarded grants totalling £1.3 million to 15 community-based projects in the UK aimed at closing the digital skills gap. The ultimate goal of this ‘Power Up’ initiative is to drive economic and social inclusion…

Orange opens new Digital Center in Dakar, Senegal

Orange opens new Digital Center in Dakar, Senegal

November 8, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Orange inaugurated a new Digital Center in Dakar, Senegal, on 24 October, the second such center on the African continent and the first in West Africa. Orange Digital Centers are an international network of spaces for countries to share experiences…

Malaysia to establish National Digital Inclusion Council

October 18, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICT infrastructure

The Malaysian government will establish a National Digital Inclusion Council, with the aim of creating more equal income opportunities in the country’s digital economy. The creation of the Council fits with the government’s stated aim and vision of ‘Shared Prosperity’,…

IDB Lab announces winners of its “Bootcamps for Tech Fans” challenge

IDB Lab announces winners of its “Bootcamps for Tech Fans” challenge

July 10, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship

IDB Lab, the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) innovation laboratory, has announced the two winners of its “Bootcamps for Tech Fans” challenge. The open call for proposals was launched in January 2019 to identify the most innovative Ready-to-Work Bootcamp models for…

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…

IDB Lab launches "Bootcamps for Tech Fans" challenge, with financing of up to US$1.5 million available for winning Ready-to-Work Bootcamp models in the LAC region

IDB Lab launches “Bootcamps for Tech Fans” challenge, with financing of up to US$1.5 million available for winning Ready-to-Work Bootcamp models in the LAC region

March 20, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

IDB Lab has launched the challenge “Bootcamps for Tech Fans”, an open call for proposals to select and implement the best and most innovative Ready-to-Work Bootcamp models aimed at closing the skills gap of our future workforce in Latin America and…

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Social enterprise Blossom Academy to equip youth in West Africa with data analytics skills

February 27, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Youth and children

Blossom Academy, a social enterprise dedicated to equipping youth in West Africa with data-driven skills, has made a commitment to the Digital Skills for Jobs Campaign, part of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth. As part of their…

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