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Thailand’s Princess Teaches IT to Children, Youth, Persons with Disabilities and Delinquents

April 18, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities, Youth and children

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn developed the Information Technology Project to teach children in hospitals, juvenile delinquents, persons with disabilities, and prisoners to use ICTs. Training includes everything from animation to technology assembly and is, in part, delivered…

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Ghanaian First Lady Actively Advocates for Persons with Disabilities

April 18, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Persons with disabilities

First Lady Lordina Mahama believes persons with disabilities should be considered in each and every business in the country. At a recent graduation in ICT training by RLG Communications Group, which included 280 persons with disabilities, the First Lady provided…

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Wales Co-operative Centre Starts £2 million Digital Inclusion Programme

April 9, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas

Funded by the Welsh government, the Wales Co-operative Centre will begin a digital inclusion program called Digital Communities Wales, an extension of the Communities 2.0 project, which began in 2009. Communities 2.0 was a financial inclusion programme that focused on…

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Start Now Computer Training Institute for the Visually Impaired Celebrates One Year of Service

April 9, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Persons with disabilities, Youth and children

Recently, the Start Now Computer Training Institute in Gambia, which teaches visually impaired high school graduates and young people ICT skills, celebrated its first year anniversary. Start Now has trained more than 15 visually impaired students in such skills. In…

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Pakistan Promotes Digital Inclusion

April 9, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICT infrastructure, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas, Women and girls

The Pakistani Minister of State for Information technology recently attended the GSMA Mobile World Congress Summit on “Digital Inclusion” in Barcelona. Here she emphasized the challenge of including all members of society in ICT and mentions the government’s particular focus…

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ICT in the Australian Curriculum

April 3, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities, Youth and children

ICT is an incredibly useful tool for teachers to improve literacy, for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), as well as for extracurricular activities such as sports. It is therefore important for teachers to continue to keep up with technological…

eLearning to Empower Kenyan Women

April 3, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas, Women and girls

Until recently, businesswomen in Kenya have faced a common challenge: they have been unable to access markets outside of their community. The Uwezo fund in Kenya seeks to economically empower women, helping the 45% of Kenyans living at or below…

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