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Federal Communications Commission publishes White Paper and best practices guidelines for persons with cognitive disabilities in USA

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

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from USA has published a set of documents to promote best practices and guidelines for accessibility of services for persons with cognitive disabilities. The two documents were first drafted in October 2015 and after a…

Digital Lancashire offers digital skills training to local businesses and professionals

October 28, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

Digital Lancashire is a community organization created through the collaboration of six digital agencies from the North West UK region. Its main goal is to support small businesses and professionals by providing them with digital skills training, recruitment assistance, career…

Train-the-trainer workshops will facilitate knowledge sharing in Angola

October 27, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education

In order to prepare for next Africa Code Week scheduled to take place in December, the software company SAP will host a series of “train-the-trainer” workshops to provide ICT skills to parents, teachers and educators to in Angola. This type…

Distribution of laptops to Garissa pupils at Jaribu primary school. Picture from www.mygov.go.ke/

New Digital Literacy Program in Garissa County, Kenya

October 26, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

The Public Service and Youth Affairs department launched a new Digital Literacy Program in Garissa county, Kenya. In addition to providing both teachers and children with ICT training that could spread through their communities, the program intends to create employment…

Australia Digital Literacy grants to spark student’s interest in STEM fields

October 25, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education

Australia’s federal government launched its 2016 Digital Literacy grants campaign to promote the development of projects that find out methods for teaching technology skills in schools. The initiative will provide AU$4 million to support teachers implement digital training as part…

Algarrobo Abuelo will provide access to digital technologies for seniors in San Luis, Argentina

October 24, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Seniors

The government of San Luis province in Argentina, announced its new digital inclusion campaign that will target senior members from the community. In order to do so, seniors from the province will receive tablets with special applications designed to support…

5th Annual Tigo Digital Changemakers Award promote digital inclusion and entrepreneurship projects

October 21, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Tigo Ghana and Reach for Change launched the 2016 Tigo Digital Changemakers Award to support social entrepreneurs with digital tools and skills to improve the lives of youth throughout the country. The main focus of the initiative is to broaden…

ICT for Women website screenshot

“ICT for Women” website targets gender gap in Egypt

October 19, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Women and girls

ICT for Women is the new site launched by Egypt’s Ministry of Communication to provide diverse employment resources and learning opportunities. Through the site, Egypt’s government seeks to empower women in the field of ICT and other aspects of life…

Ericsson launches Bank-e-Loom project to foster the productivity of youth in Uttar Pradesh, India

October 18, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Employment and entrepreneurship, Youth and children

Bank-e-Loom initiative was launched by Ericsson and Digital Empowerment Foundation to promote the enhancement of digital skills in Uttar Pradesh, India. Particularly, it intends to empower traditional young artisans from the region to embrace new technology tools to increase their…

SRV Canada Video Relay Service enhances communication for persons with hearing disabilities

October 17, 2016 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

A new video relay service was launched in Canada to support persons with hearing disabilities to communicate through ICTs. SRV Canada VRS enables users to conduct calls through common digital devices. It simulates common conversations between two callers with the…

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