ICT-enabled education for adults with hearing impairments in remote areas of Trinidad and Tobago
Deaf Pioneers Life Centre (DPLC), an NGO in Trinidad and Tobago providing educational opportunities for hearing impaired persons, and the Digical Foundation have partnered to enable deaf and hearing impaired persons living in remote areas of the islands to access educational content through…
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…
Digital Inclusion Week for the Arab States to highlight the link between digital inclusion and wellbeing
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are organizing the fourth annual Regional Digital Inclusion Week for the Arab States from 22 to 28 September 2019, under the theme “Health, Education and…
Report suggests tips for promoting effective use of technology in US schools
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) released a guide to help United States administrations distribute funds from Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants. The report presents a series of recommendations and example use cases. One of the three…
Communities of Practice can support teachers to stay updated and embrace the digital transformation in their classrooms
An editorial from David Young published by EdTech magazine suggested that one effective strategy to drive digital literacy and high-quality education in classrooms is to support the growth of networks of teachers, or ‘Communities of Practice’ (CoPs). CoPs are groups…
Reading Makchixx organized a digital literacy outreach programme in Pahang, Malaysia
A group of STEM lecturers from the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Malaysia Pahang that goes by the name “Reading Makchixx” organized a digital literacy outreach programme to boost digital literacy in local communities from…
Melisizwe Computer Labs Project teaches robotics and digital literacy to children in South Africa
An article published by news24.com presents Bongani and Mbali, two robots built by nine pupils from the robotics course of the Melisizwe Computer Labs Project in Johannesburg, South Africa. The robots are equipped with motion sensors to recognize objects in…
The government of Portugal launched an initiative to increase digital literacy skills nationwide
The government of Portugal announced the investment of EUR 23 million to support “INCoDE.2030,” a new programme to improve the digital literacy and skills of the population. The initiative is divided into five areas, which include: inclusion, education, qualifications, specializations,…
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…
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…
