Avanti Communications Provides ICT Infrastructure and eLearning in Tanzania
Avanti Communications will provide ICT infrastructure and eLearning programmes for Tanzanian teachers through the iKnowledge programme, as part of a contract with the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Space Programme. The communications company is a prime candidate for the contract,…
Wales Co-operative Centre Starts £2 million Digital Inclusion Programme
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…
Start Now Computer Training Institute for the Visually Impaired Celebrates One Year of Service
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…
More Than 7,000 Ghanaian Youth Learn ICT
Soul Food Information Communication Technology College, part of Soul Food Ministries International, has taught ICT skills to 7,150 young people in the past five years. The training problem, called “Free For All,” has held 15 graduation ceremonies since it began,…
Pakistan Promotes Digital Inclusion
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…
India Emphasizes Commitment to ICT Gender Equality
India plans to use ICTs to foster gender equality and mitigate the digital divide in the country in pursuit of the post-2015 development agenda. At the recent UN Session of the Commission of the Status of Women, Vinday Sheel Oberoi,…
Results are in for the 2015 MTN Uganda Women in Business Awards
MTN Uganda supports local women in business through both training initiatives for SMEs as well as their annual Women in Business Awards. This year’s awards event drew over 300 professionals, including MTN Uganda CEO Brian Gouldie, who spoke about the…
