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ICT Can Improve Educational Efficiency in Zambia

June 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education

According to Michael Kaingu, Education Minister in Zambia, using ICT platforms to deliver teaching will cost 30% less than traditional pedagogical methods. Based on this estimate, the University of Zambia is currently using the Zambia Research Education Network to make…

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Africa Mobile and ICT Expo 2015 in Ghana

June 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Coasters Company Limited, the Ministry of Communications in Ghana and Samsung will hold the Africa Mobile and ICT Expo 2015 in Accra between July 29 and July 31. This conference will include “apps/software developers, programmers, tech engineers, mobile technology lovers,…

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Advice for Young Rwandan Entrepreneurs

June 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls, Youth and children

Maria Kamikazi, a young Rwandan entrepreneur, recently gave advice to her fellow young entrepreneurs at a YouthConnekt Hangout. Maria founded Angaza, Ltd. and is now CEO of the company, which repurposes waste into useful products such as clothes. YouthConnekt holds…

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Empowering Women Through ICT in South Africa

June 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, Women and girls

South Africa is making progress towards ensuring its ICT industry is more inclusive of women and other marginalized groups through a variety of programs. This is in response to the fact that more than half of the country’s workers are…

ICT Infrastructure Investment Needed in Lebanon

June 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, ICT infrastructure, Youth and children

Lebanon is fast developing a “technology ecosystem.” According to the World Bank, investment in ICT infrastructure (as well as in electrical infrastructure and other areas) in Lebanon can help combat unemployment and poverty in the country. In particular, this will…

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ICT Touted as Key Tool for Helping the Blind in Tanzania

June 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Persons with disabilities

Mr. Lois Benedict, chairman of the Tanzania League for the Blind (TLB) recently spoke at a training for the blind at the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority in Dar es Salaam. Mr. Benedict emphasized the importance of ICT to help the…

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Zero Project 2016: Call for Nominations on Inclusive Education and ICT

June 25, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities

Recognizing the key role that education and ICTs play in disseminating information and knowledge throughout society, the Zero Project seeks nominations for “Innovative Practices and Innovative Policies” related to inclusive education and/or ICT for persons with disabilities. The Zero Project,…

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Access to ICT Improves Quality of Life for Chinese Seniors

June 25, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure, Remote/underserved areas, Seniors

China’s population is aging quickly, with 178 million people in the country over 60 in 2010. Coupled with the trend towards urban migration, senior citizens are often left behind in rural areas and do not have access to ICTs, thereby…

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Bridging the Digital Gender Gap through ICT Training

June 25, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Women and girls

Penplusbytes will train more than 200 girls in ICT skills at the South Labone Girls Vocational Training Centre, the Junior Girls Correctional Centre, and an NGO called Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (StemBees). The organization focuses on empowering young women…

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ICT Lab for Ugandan College

June 25, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICT infrastructure, ICTs for education, Youth and children

As part of Y’ello Care, MTN recently donated an ICT lab to Uganda Technical College Lira. This will benefit 760 students. The company also assisted in activities related to maintaining and cleaning the college’s buildings and grounds. Finally the company…

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