Singapore seeks to increase the digital skills of workers from the maritime sector
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 brings digital skills training to underserved communities across Peru
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…
G3ict releases the Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index to assess worldwide preparedness to boost digital inclusion for 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
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,…
Civic Tech Experience to boost digital inclusion and civic engagement in North Carolina, USA
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…
Digital technology forum just for seniors in Châteaubriant, France
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
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…
Introducing UK children to the Internet through gamification
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…
New Digital Training Literacy Manual for persons with visual disabilities launched in the Philippines
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…
World Economic Forum (WEF) Digital ASEAN initiative mobilizes the private sector to upskill the workforce
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…
