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ICT professionals volunteer to inspire children in schools in Bangalore, India

January 17, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

In December 2018, 250 techies from Bangalore, India returned to school as part of the celebration of the Skill Build Community Day in Government Higher Primary School at Nagawara. Around 450 students and teachers benefitted from this initiative and learned…

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Communities of Practice can support teachers to stay updated and embrace the digital transformation in their classrooms

January 14, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

An editorial from David Young published by EdTech magazine suggested that one effective strategy to drive digital literacy and high-quality education in classrooms is to support the growth of networks of teachers, or ‘Communities of Practice’ (CoPs). CoPs are groups…

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Reading Makchixx organized a digital literacy outreach programme in Pahang, Malaysia

January 10, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

A group of STEM lecturers from the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Malaysia Pahang that goes by the name “Reading Makchixx” organized a digital literacy outreach programme to boost digital literacy in local communities from…

Robots Mbali and Bongani. Picture from news24.com.

Melisizwe Computer Labs Project teaches robotics and digital literacy to children in South Africa

January 9, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education

An article published by news24.com presents Bongani and Mbali, two robots built by nine pupils from the robotics course of the Melisizwe Computer Labs Project in Johannesburg, South Africa. The robots are equipped with motion sensors to recognize objects in…

INCoDE 2030 screenshot.

The government of Portugal launched an initiative to increase digital literacy skills nationwide

January 4, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Women and girls, Youth and children

The government of Portugal announced the investment of EUR 23 million to support “INCoDE.2030,” a new programme to improve the digital literacy and skills of the population. The initiative is divided into five areas, which include: inclusion, education, qualifications, specializations,…

Digital Education Bus. Picture from Andina.

Digital Education Bus brings digital skills training to underserved communities across Peru

December 28, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICT infrastructure, ICTs for education, Youth and children

The “Digital Education Bus” programme – launched by Fundación Telefónica Peru – received an “Entrepreneurial Creativity” award for providing access to digital skills training to more than 180,000 children and teachers from approximately 300 schools. The bus has been active…

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Introducing UK children to the Internet through gamification

December 21, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

Bright Little Labs and EDF Energy released free materials to teach kids in the UK how the internet works and how to remain safe online. In order to do this, the organizations developed a gamification methodology, that consists of engaging…

Microsoft Youthspark Kick-off group photo. Retrieved from cio.co.ke.

Microsoft collaborates with non-profits in Middle East and Africa to upskill 10 million youth in computing science

December 18, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Remote/underserved areas, Women and girls, Youth and children

Microsoft announced its new goal to impart digital skills to 10 million youth in the Middle East and Africa throughout a period of three years. The company intends to reach this goal by leveraging the on-going YouthSpark programme, which currently…

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Rwandan young people learn ICT and vocational skills to grasp self-employment opportunities

December 17, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

KCB Foundation and the Rwanda National Youth Council and Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Rwanda launched a programme in April 2018 to empower 100 young people with ICT and vocational skills to promote self-employment. In November 2018, ninety of the participants…

Screenshot from Amazon Future Engineer website.

Amazon Future Engineer programme to teach 10 million kids a year how to code in the United States

December 13, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

On November 2018, Amazon launched a programme to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code in the United States. In order to reach this goal, the company announced it would invest in summer camps, teacher training,…

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