Thailand 4.0 to train 3 million government officials in digital skills
The government of Thailand will launch an initiative in June to promote the conformation of the digital economy and society by 2021. The main goal of this Thailand 4.0 is to boost digital literacy and ICT skills among government officials…
Call for submissions: European Social Innovation Competition 2017
The call for submissions for the 2017 European Social Innovation Competition is now open. This event, organized by the European Commission, seeks to promote equality in the region through the adoption of innovative approaches to technology, digital inclusion, connectivity and…
Proacceso y Microsoft train young entrepreneurs in Toluca, Mexico
Microsoft Philantropies and Proacceso Foundation announced an agreement to generate an IT mentoring module and an interactive simulator to strengthen current “MisiónEmprende” program in Toluca, Mexico. The original initiative has provided 5,211 youth with ICT tools and knowledge to create…
Digital Ambassador Program trains 5,000 young mentors in Rwanda
The Digital Ambassador Program in Rwanda announced its new program to train 5,000 youth in the country to share their digital skills in 30 different districts. It is expected that this initial investment may be spread to 5 million Rwandans…
Digital Inclusion Summit: ICTs are key to personal empowerment
The Digital Inclusion Summit in San Antonio welcomed more than 100 people for a conference at the Central Library. During the event, different presenters talked about the challenges of promoting digital inclusion both in terms of skills and access to…
European states must collaborate to satisfy demand for ICT professionals
In spite of the fact that youth unemployment in Europe is close to 20%, recent reports point out that there will be will be a lack of 756,000 ICT professionals to suit the demand of companies by 2020. In this…
Women ICT and entrepreneurship training to take place in Pakistan
The ICT training, National ICT R&D Fund in Pakistan launched a call for proposals inviting local firms to suggest strategies for developing a two-week customized program to provide technology and business education to women entrepreneurs in major cities. This initiative…
Alliance to enhance connectivity infrastructure and digital literacy in USA
Cox and the American Library Association (ALA) are partnering to promote digital literacy through a two-step approach that incorporates access to infrastructure and free digtal literacy training. According to ALA president, Julie Todaro, this joint effort will “combine the expertise…
Cyber literacy programs target children, seniors and youth in Barcelona
Barcelona’s Town Hall launched the “Ciberalfabetización” (Cyber literacy) project to provide short term digital inclusion training in 31 libraries around the city. The initiative is composed of three free programs to target the digital divide, enhance technology skills and promote…
iChamp reality show to teach children from Pakistan internet literacy
Telenor Pakistan and Facebook launched the second edition of iChamp campaign to promote internet literacy among youth through a nationwide competition and a TV reality show. iChamp 2017 will consist of four different levels or phases: at schools, districts, provinces,…
