Research from Indian Institute of Management studies on adoption of digital technologies in Rajasthan, India
A group of students from the Indian Institute of Management in Udaipur, India, conducted a research project about adoption of digital technologies in rural villages. The team contacted 1,250 persons in 104 villages across the districts of south Rajasthan to…
Brookfield Institute is launching extracurricular program for teaching digital skills to underserved youth in Ontario, Canada
The Brookfield Institute at Ryerson University will launch a digital literacy and coding pilot program funded by the Canadian government and philanthropist donations. The program is designed to provide youth with digital skills to strive in the industry. The two-year…
Samsung Electronics opened applications for Women Technical Program and Boys to Men initiatives
As organizations around the world strive to find young employees that are well prepared to participate in the industry, the private sector has recently intensified its efforts to train underserved youth with ICT skills. This week, Samsung South Africa opened…
Trevor Noah Foundation launches pilot program to bring digital skills to children in South Africa
Comedian Trevor Noah launched Trevor Noah Foundation in partnership with Microsoft to improve the quality of education in schools in South Africa. The first institution that will be part of this program is New Nation School in Vrededorp, where youth…
Florida’s government signs bill that requires middle and high schools to teach computer science
A new law was signed in Florida, United States, to increase access to high quality computing science instruction for public middle and high school students. Bill HB495 follows the path of Computer Science for All program, which has been promoting…
Gauteng Province and Microsoft launched Thint’iMillion platform to train South African unemployed youth
The government of Gauteng Province in South Africa partnered with Microsoft to launch a new e-learning platform to train unemployed youth. The Thint’iMillion training site is part of Tshepo 1 Million Digital Masslearning program, which intends to offer skills training,…
Regional Robotix Fair to engage Mexican children in STEM fields
The Ministry of Communication and Transportation, Ministry of Public Education, Punto México Conectado network and RobotiX Foundation celebrated the Fourth Regional Robotics Fair 2018. The event took place in March 2018, throughout the 32 different Punto México Conectado digital hubs…
University of Nicosia invites youth to have a Handshake with ICTs for their future careers
Handshake with ICT is a 5-year-old program organized by the University of Nicosia to encourage youth aged 13-18 to explore possible technology careers to purse in their future professional choices. This year, the workshop hosted more than 150 high school…
Paradigm Initiative released 2017 Digital Rights in Africa Report sharing its experience training Nigerian youths in ICT skills
Paradigm initiative released its 2017 Digital Rights in Africa Report, where it explains how the organization provided free training in ICT and entrepreneurship for 667 Nigerian youth throughout the year. The organization, active since 2007, is now well known because…
Costa Rican youth will receive digital skills training through two new initiatives
Numerous efforts are currently taking place in Latin America to improve the digital skills of youth and provide them with guidance to innovate using technology. On March 2018 two important initiatives took place in Costa Rica. The first one consisted…