Bridging the Digital Divide in Indigenous and Rural Communities in the Americas

“This training was not just about learning new skills; it was about understanding our communities’ identities and how technology can be a tool to enhance and preserve them,“ reflected Jean Pierre Orozco Ruiz, an audiovisual creator and participant in the 2024 ICT Network Management Bootcamp held in Guatemala. Discover more

Arab Innovation and Entrepreneurship Network (AIEN) promotes cooperation and the sharing of cross-expertise between start-ups

The Arab Innovation and Entrepreneurship Network (AIEN) has been instrumental in enhancing the growth and international reach of start-ups within the Arab region since its inception in 2013. Supported by ITU’s Arab Regional Office, AIEN focuses on creating substantial impacts in the incubator and technopark communities by fostering expertise, training, and knowledge exchange. Discover more

Digital training empowers vanilla farmers in Papua New Guinea to find new markets

Farmers based deep in a remote rainforest in the Sepik Region of Papua New Guinea are successfully promoting their produce, pure vanilla, online as a result of the partnership with ITU under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme. For these farmers, digital skills and e-commerce trainings have allowed them to advertise and promote their produce online, access to e-marketplace, leading to international sales and a boost in vanilla trade. Discover more

Global DTC Workshop 2024: Accelerating digital skills development

Hear from the participants of the Global Digital Transformation Centers (DTC) workshop held in Bali, Indonesia, in May. There was buzz of activity as representatives and partners of the DTCs Initiative gathered in Bali to meet, exchange ideas and lessons learned from their experiences in rolling out basic and intermediate digital skills trainings and other capacity development interventions for underserved communities. Discover more