G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting results in a declaration to address the challenges of the digital economy
In late August 2018, member countries of the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting in Salta, Argentina, released a declaration recognizing the role of different stakeholders in addressing the challenges of the digital economy. In the declaration, there is a section…
Internet Saathi has provided digital skills training for over 17 million women in Indian villages
Google India and Tata Trusts announced in August 2018 that their Internet Saathi program to raise digital literacy among women in India had already reached over 170,000 villages in 17 states, representing more than 17 million women. According to the…
African Girls Can Code Initiative 2018-2022 to bridge the regional gender divide
ITU and UN Women, in collaboration with the African Union Commission launched African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) 2018-2022, which consists of a four-year programme to train and empower girls and young women aged 17 to 20 years old with…
New Women in IT Engineering program will train girls in Accra, Ghana
The GIMPA School of Technology launched the Women in Information Technology and Engineering (WITE) program in Accra, Ghana. The program was designed to encourage and empower females in junior, senior high schools and tertiary institutions to learn about ICTs and…
38 women graduated from digital literacy and entrepreneuriship programs in Uruguay
Uruguay’s National Public Education Administration (ANEP) through the Council of Technical and Professional Education (CETP-UTU) delivered diplomas for 38 women that graduated from three programs: Barrido Inclusivo, Entre-Costuras, and the Space for Digital Inclusion UTU-Antel. The first program, Barrido Inclusivo,…
Pwani Teknowgalz teaches coding to girls to bridge the gender digital divide
An article from Tech Weez introduced Ruth Kaveke, co-founder and executive director at Pwani Teknowgalz a non-profit organization which aims to bridge the gender STEM divide in Kenya. The organization is recognized for training over 800 girls in high schools…
Colombia’s MinTIC announced the launch of Yoendigital platform to train women entrepreneurs in Bogotá
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MinTIC) of Colombia announced the incoming launch of Yoendigital program focused on bridging the gender digital divide in the country. With support from the local Ministry of Women, the Spanish Agency for International…
Digital skills training for women and children in Philippines
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of Philippines released an announcement highlighting two digital inclusion trainings launched amid the National Information and Communications (NICT) Month 2018. The two courses were named “Women and Mobile: Bridging the Gender Gap”…
Close to 70% Ivorian women enlisted for Orange Foundation’s Digital Homes program are now certified digital entrepreneurs
Orange Foundation Ivory Coast announced that close to 70% of the beneficiaries of the Digital Homes (Maisons Digitales) program for vulnerable women entrepreneurs finished the course and received certificates for their accomplishment. Out of a goal of empowering 1,000 women…
GirlCode launches competition to grow women-owned small and medium tech organizations in South Africa
GirlCode is a South African organization created in 2014 to empower girls and young women through technology. This social enterprise was first created as a women only hackathon and has grown into multiple supportive programs to promote digital skills advancement…
