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Tecnologías Indígenas de la Comunicación has supported indigenous communities in Mexico to implement local telephone networks

November 10, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, ICT infrastructure, Indigenous peoples

Five years ago, a group of indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, was approved to start building local telephone networks to offer services in communities where major providers either did not provide services, or simply offered deals that were not affordable…

WTDC 2017

Buenos Aires Declaration invites stakeholders to leverage ICTs for development

November 9, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICT infrastructure, ICTs for education, Indigenous peoples, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas, Seniors, Women and girls, Youth and children

Last October 20, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced the Buenos Aires Declaration to conclude the World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC), whose main discussion topic was ICTs for Sustainable Development. In the document, the organization presents 24 points providing guidance…

Colombian Library Bus brings satellite internet to indigenous communities

October 30, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Indigenous peoples

The Regional Center for Promoting Books in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC in Spanish) developed the Library Bus project to provide indigenous communities from Huila Department, Colombia with access to satellite internet and online contents. The Bibliobus Comfamiliar drives…

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Canada leverages indigenous peoples’ talent to grow the digital economy

October 9, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples

One of the main strengths of Canada’s National Digital Talent Strategy is that it seeks to leverage the skills of youth from different groups of the population to fulfill its demand for IT labor. The plan contemplates the specific cases…

Everyone can learn digital skills through Gamification

August 31, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples, Youth and children

One of the main challenges for democratizing access to digital skills knowledge is to find out the best strategies to spread awareness and teach abilities that are useful for specific groups of population. One example of this is gamification, which…

Between 2016 and 2019, DEF’s digital entrepreneurs are expected to serve 350,000 individuals. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

SoochnaPreneur program to train rural women entrepreneurs in New Delhi, India

August 25, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Indigenous peoples, Women and girls

The Digital Empowerment Foundation non-profit organization from New Delhi, India, will train 100 rural women entrepreneurs over the year. Participants will receive training in a variety of communication based tools to handle devices, generate content, build platforms and access online…

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Three more initiatives to promote access to digital literacy and infrastructure in Argentina

August 21, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples, Women and girls, Youth and children

A series of initiatives addressing digital inclusion and access to ICT infrastructure have taken place during the past few months in different regions of Argentina. Some of the most recent activities are: Digital Literacy workshops for beneficiaries of Argentina Trabaja…

Digital literacy program to train indigenous communities in Queensland, Australia

July 24, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples

Next September 2017, the State Library of Queensland and Telstra telecommunications company will launch a digital literacy training program for Australian indigenous communities. The main objective of this program is to provide people from remote areas of Queensland state with…

Mayan Hack introduces indigenous population from Quintana Roo to digital technologies

July 14, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples

The first “Mayan Hack” event to take place 13-14 July 2017, will provide indigenous communities from Quintana Roo, Mexico, with an introduction to digital skills and access to translated contents to enable them to use technology resources. This initiative is…

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Planeta.com will celebrate Indigenous People’s Week 2017 through tourism and digital literacy unconference

April 22, 2017 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples

Planeta.com announced its seventh annual celebration of the Indigenous People’s Week to take place August 7-13. This celebration is a social web storytelling event that seeks to generate awareness about indigenous tourism opportunities worldwide and create valuable contents for digital…

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