Prominent Network of Public ICT Professionals Starts Online Network
Socitm Women in IT is a new online network for public ICT professionals that endeavors to “raise the profile” of women in public sector IT positions in the UK. Nadira Hussein, President of Socitm, decided to launch this network as…
Need to Increase Youth Entrepreneurship in Namibia
The most recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report indicated that Namibia had the third lowest levels of youth entrepreneurship (at 33%) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Given the country’s similarly low job creation rate, this is particularly important. In Namibia, 44% of…
Seminar on ICTs for Education for the Visually Impaired in Bangladesh
The WHO estimated in 2011 that 15% of Bangladeshi citizens have a disability. One million citizens were considered visually impaired in the same year. Many of the country’s educational systems are ill-equipped to educate those with such disabilities, given the…
Caribbean Youth Summit Determines Regional Future of Entrepreneurship
Barbados hosted the Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (C-YES) on September 24. This event drew policymakers, youth entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to the country to discuss entrepreneurship in the region. The aim of this summit is to bring together governments, institutions,…
India Harnesses Technology to Address Challenges Persons with Disabilities Face
Recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed Digital India, an initiative that seeks to address national challenges through technology. One of these issues is including the 70 million persons with disabilities in society. Recently, the government has expressed commitments to…
IT Industry is “Hostile to Women”
Re/code recently interviewed Dr. Mary Lou Jepson, a Facebook/ Oculus Virtual Reality Executive and co-founder of One Laptop per Child. Jepson also co-developed one of the first holographic video systems, founded four startups, has written more than 100 journal articles,…
“CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap” Documentary
Robin Hauser Reynolds decided to direct and produce CODE one day in 2013 when her college-age daughter said she no longer wanted to study computer science. As one of only two women in her first class, she felt that she…
NASCIO Releases Part 2 of its “Accessibility in IT Procurement” Series
The National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is a non-profit organization that represents U.S. state chief information officers and IT industry leaders. Part of their work involves providing research and publications to help CIOs and states make better decisions….
HeForShe Launches in Rwanda, Includes Digital Inclusion Among Aims
UN Women’s global movement “HeForShe” has been taken up by Rwanda. Its goals are for men and women to work together towards gender equality and the campaign seeks commitments from governments, the private sector, and academia. Rwanda is one of…
Storytelling App Shares Aboriginal Culture, History, and Language
The Ngarluma people are a 30,000 year old aboriginal tribe in Western Australia. A recent app, called Ngurrara tells the stories of three young fishermen, hunters, and carvers on Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula) in both English and the Ngarluma language. The…
