Aboriginal communities in Australia acquire skills for digital storytelling
The SharingStories Foundation works with more than a dozen Aboriginal communities across Australia to support children, young people and elders to record ancient creation stories in new digital formats. Through the SharingStories programme, participants acquire digital skills – including storyboarding, audio recording,…
Nigeria and IBM partner up for digital skills development drive
The government of Nigeria and IBM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost digital skills development in the country. Among the objectives of the MoU are to equip citizens with digital skills with globally recognized certifications, lower the…
Digital inclusion in the innovation district model: the case of Chattanooga, Tennessee
According to the Brookings Institution, more and more cities are using the innovation district model, in which anchor institutions, companies, startups, business incubators, and accelerators are clustered together in dense urban areas to spur economic development. Such districts, however, can risk…
Educational tool for children with visual impairments to learn how to code launched in UK
A new educational toy to help young students with vision impairment learn how to code has been launched on the UK market by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). Code Jumper was designed by Microsoft and developed by American Printing…
Older persons face digital exclusion despite enthusiasm for new technology, Australian study finds
Older people in Australia are on the whole enthusiastic about embracing new technology, but continue to be digitally excluded because service providers and the larger community exclude them from the digital experience, a new report by YourLink and PwC has…
BT and Google team up to offer free digital skills training to SMEs in the UK
SMEs are being offered the opportunity to acquire digital skills for free through a partnership between BT and the Google Digital Garage. At the training events, businesses receive advice on how to build a digital marketing plan; grow a business…
DOT Rwanda young Digital Ambassadors celebrated for contributing to greater digital inclusion
115 young Digital Ambassadors who worked to improve digital inclusion in Rwanda through digital skills training, digital entrepreneurship and technology-enabled social innovation graduated from the Digital Opportunity Trust’s (DOT) Digital Ambassador Program on 22 November 2019. The Digital Ambassadors provided digital skills training…
The African Development Bank and Microsoft launch training platform to equip African youth with digital skills
The African Development Bank and Microsoft jointly launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform, which will equip African youth with digital skills, at the 2019 African Economic Conference which took place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 2 to 4…
UNESCO and Huawei announce partnership to improve digital skills and the application of AI in East Africa
The UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa and Huawei announced a new partnership to improve digital skills in Africa and explore the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), under the auspices of Huawei’s digital inclusion…
£1.3 million awarded to 15 digital skills projects in the UK through ‘Power Up’ initiative
The Good Things Foundation and J.P. Morgan have awarded grants totalling £1.3 million to 15 community-based projects in the UK aimed at closing the digital skills gap. The ultimate goal of this ‘Power Up’ initiative is to drive economic and social inclusion…
