Orange opens new Digital Center in Dakar, Senegal
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
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, 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
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 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…
Social enterprise Blossom Academy to equip youth in West Africa with data analytics skills
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…
Singapore Management University and AliBaba Cloud to upskill workers in digital technologies
The Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alibaba Cloud will launch a series of courses to upskill more than 1,000 working professionals in Singapore, starting March 2019. The curriculum is designed specifically to empower SMEs, aiming to equip businesses with the…
India to establish 100,000 digital villages in remote and rural areas
In its latest budget, the government of India announced its plans to convert 100,000 villages into ‘digital villages’ over the next five years, enhancing the digital and financial inclusion of the country’s remote and rural areas. This will be achieved…
Digital literacy is one of the top skills required by Canadian employers
CivicAction, LinkedIn Canada and Knockri released a report called “Now Hiring: The Skills Companies Want that Young Canadians Need,” which identifies six foundational skills widely required for new employees: communication, growth mindset, collaboration, empathy, creativity, and digital literacy. The report…
South African organizations are called upon to offer internship opportunities to young ICT students
The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative’s (CiTi) Tech Career Accelerator called for local organizations from Cape Town to offer graduate internship opportunities that enable students to improve their ICT skills. CiTi has trained 1,889 young South Africans for the tech…
