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Singapore seeks to increase the digital skills of workers from the maritime sector

December 31, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) of Singapore launched a new training initiative to improve the ICT skills of 23,000 workers from the maritime sector. To do this, the organization released a digital readiness framework, which contains a step-by-step guide…

Digital Education Bus. Picture from Andina.

Digital Education Bus brings digital skills training to underserved communities across Peru

December 28, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICT infrastructure, ICTs for education, Youth and children

The “Digital Education Bus” programme – launched by Fundación Telefónica Peru – received an “Entrepreneurial Creativity” award for providing access to digital skills training to more than 180,000 children and teachers from approximately 300 schools. The bus has been active…

DARE Index 2017-2018 Global Progress by CRPD States Parties.

G3ict releases the Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index to assess worldwide preparedness to boost digital inclusion for persons with disabilities

December 27, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) released the first Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation (DARE) Index to assess the level of preparedness of 121 countries to address the need for digital inclusion of persons with disabilities. The…

National Digital Literacy Centre to train 1000 people in Hyderabad, India

December 26, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Remote/underserved areas

CGI and Nasscom Foundation launched their second National Digital Literacy Centre in India. The centre, located in Hyderabad, Telengana, is designed to support India’s National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM). It has three main objectives: building digitally literate communities through training,…

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Civic Tech Experience to boost digital inclusion and civic engagement in North Carolina, USA

December 25, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Remote/underserved areas

Project Leadership & Investment for Transformation (LIFT) is an initiative organized by public and private organizations from North Carolina, USA to improve education and the quality of living of people from the area. In November 2018, the project received financial…

Picture from Ouest France. Digital forum for seniors.

Digital technology forum just for seniors in Châteaubriant, France

December 24, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Seniors

In mid-November 2018, the Agricultural Mutual Assistance Association of Loire-Atlantique Department in France organized a forum to provide seniors from Châteaubriant with access to digital technologies. The main purpose of the forum was to help elderly people understand technology in…

New initiatives to support digital literacy for seniors in Singapore

December 22, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Seniors

The Smart Nation programme was launched by Visa and People’s Association (PA) to provide Singaporean seniors with access to digital skills training. The training curriculum was designed based on the results of the Visa Digital Inclusion Study 2018, which indicated…

Screenshot from JointhePod.

Introducing UK children to the Internet through gamification

December 21, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in ICTs for education, Youth and children

Bright Little Labs and EDF Energy released free materials to teach kids in the UK how the internet works and how to remain safe online. In order to do this, the organizations developed a gamification methodology, that consists of engaging…

Picture from BusinessWorld.

New Digital Training Literacy Manual for persons with visual disabilities launched in the Philippines

December 20, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Persons with disabilities

Microsoft Philippines, ATRIEV Computer Training Center for the Blind, and Ateneo De Manila University’s Education Department created the Digital Training Literacy Manual for persons with visual disabilities. The training manual consists of a detailed guide to support digital skills trainers…

Picure from Modern Diplomacy.

World Economic Forum (WEF) Digital ASEAN initiative mobilizes the private sector to upskill the workforce

December 19, 2018 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship

The new World Economic Forum (WEF) Digital ASEAN initiative was launched to provide people from the south-east Asian region with access to digital skills training. Some of its main goals for 2020 include training 20 million people from small and…

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