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European Commission released a new report about Women in the Digital Age – evidence indicates there is still a growing gender digital divide

March 19, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

The European Commission released a new report titled “Women in the Digital Age,” which “aims to identify key factors and trends in the participation of women in ICT and its dynamics and analyses the practices enabling women’s participation in the…

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Hogar Conectado pilot program launched in Mexico to evaluate impact of ICTs on underserved households

March 16, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Women and girls

Hogar Conectado pilot program was launched in Mexico to better understand the impacts of access to digital skills infrastructure and technology on the population. While it is known that access to internet and ICTs represent opportunities to reduce poverty and…

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Universal Service Fund empowers Pakistani Girls in ICT to strive in the digital economy

March 12, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls, Youth and children

In December 2015, we published a post about Bait-ul-Mal and the national Universal Service Fund (USF) joining forces with Microsoft to launch its Girls in ICT program to help train 5000 girls. Two years later, the program has continued to…

Indian Public Library Movement launched new program to empower girls in tech

March 9, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls

The Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) launched a new program called Technology for Empowering Girls/Women (TEG) that will leverage libraries to provide women and girls with access to technology training. The program, created with the collaboration of American Express and…

Girl Guides Canada launched DeCode program to keep girls safe online

February 19, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls, Youth and children

As the celebrations for the Safer Internet Day 2018 begin, Girl Guides Canada launched the new digital literacy program DeCode to help girls understand how to use technology for their daily lives in a safe manner. DeCode covers topics that…

300 girls to receive coding and entrepreneurship training

February 14, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls, Youth and children

A digital literacy program called “Girls Can Code” launched in Ghana will train 300 young girls, 20 teachers and 10 Senior High Schools across the country in coding, entrepreneurship and other digital skills between January 2018 and August 2019. The…

Transputec Academy brings digital devices and literacy to rural villages in India

January 29, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls, Youth and children

Transputec Academy is an initiative organized by Haven, a UK-based charity, to provide children from rural villages in West Bengal, India, with access to digital devices (such as laptops, tablets and PCs) and connectivity infrastructure. The project consists in sending…

MyFuture.net website developed by Boys & Girls Club helps children from USA to develop digital skills

January 26, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Women and girls, Youth and children

Comcast NBC Universal and Boys & Girls Club – one of the largest after-school providers of digital literacy training for children in the United States with more than 4,300 clubs around the country – developed MyFuture.net, a website which offers…

Local government and private organizations drive digital literacy in Andhra Pradesh, India

January 25, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) of Andhra Pradesh state of India, is currently establishing 14 Skill Development Training Centers in the region to provide women with different sorts of training to improve their livelihoods. The workshops offered cover a…

Maison Digital in Guinea will boost social inclusion by training women and girls to leverage the potential of ICTs

January 16, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Women and girls

Orange Foundation launched a new Digital House (Maison Digitale) in Guinea to promote social inclusion and female rights leveraging digital technologies. The program was implemented with the support of Wafrica and SARINKA, as well as financial resources from the French…

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