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New Text to Speech software provides access to digital technologies for persons with vision disabilities in Laos

May 31, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

The Lao Text to Speech Synthetic Software is an accessibility solution intended to support persons with vision disabilities to use computers, web browsers and other applications. It was developed by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Laos, the International…

Australian Government to prepare, trial and hire young tech workforce

May 28, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

The Australian Federal government will launch a new youth employment package to provide young people with relevant skills and job experience to become part of the technology industry. The name of the initiative is Youth Jobs PaTH, which explains the…

Best in the Business PTS accessibility competition

May 28, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) has started accepting submissions for its 13th accessible innovation competition with the topic “Best in the business”. The purpose of the contest is to promote the production of innovative, appealing and accessible websites…

Neil Squire Society receives Google grant to develop mobile access device for persons who cannot use their hands

May 27, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

Neil Squire Society was awarded a USD800,000 grant through the “Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities” to release LipSync mouth controlled device for enabling persons with disabilities to operate mobile devices without using their hands. This project is one of the 29 nonprofit…

5th M-Enabling Summit: Accessible Mobile Technology and Environments for ALL

May 26, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

On June 13-14 the 5th annual M-Enabling Summit on Accessible Mobile Technology and Environments for ALL will take place at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Virginia in the US. The event, organized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…

Code:Mobile travelling computer lab will teach 10,000 Canadian youth how to code this summer

Code:Mobile travelling computer lab will teach 10,000 Canadian youth how to code this summer

May 25, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Women and girls

Code:mobile is the name of Ladies Learning Code’s first traveling computer lab, which will drive through Canada this summer to teach 10,000 youth how to code and use different digital technologies. The tour started in Toronto on 1 May and…

Register to attend next “Accessible Americas III: Information and Communication for ALL”

May 24, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility

Register to attend next “Accessible Americas III: Information and Communication for ALL” to take place next November 28-30 in Mexico City, Marriott Reforma Hotel.   The main goal of the event is to promote an active dialogue between different stakeholders…

Abu Dhabi students combine technology and story-telling skills to create digital books

Abu Dhabi students combine technology and story-telling skills to create digital books

May 23, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

Students from grades 6 and 7 of Hamdan bin Zayed School created a series of interactive books as part of a digital literacy workshop launched by Abu Dhabi Education Council. The purpose of the activity was to introduce children to…

ICT Summer Camp organized by Young at Heart Ghana promotes digital literacy in Asiafo-Amanfrom Community School

May 23, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

Young at Heart Ghana is a volunteer group comprised of young graduates from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Ghana, University of Cape-Coast, All Nations University and the Koforidua Polytechnic. Its main purpose is to provide…

CEDRO’s Telecentros to provide rural communities in Peru with digital skills

May 17, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICT infrastructure

On 21 April Peru’s Center for Information and Education to Prevent Drug Abuse (Cedro) provided certificates to a group of beneficiaries that received ICT training in their “Telecentros” connectivity hubs. The CEDRO Digital Inclusion program has supported remote communities in…

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