In April 2024, the DTC Initiative welcomed the latest addition to the DTC community, bringing the total number of centres in the network to 14. Bridge the Digital Divide – Sierra Leone (BDDSL) is an NGO based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, whose primary mandate is to contribute to spreading the benefits of digital technology in the country.
DTC DRC kick-started the implementation of its CONADIG "Digital Ambassadors" programme with a series of train-the-trainer activities nationwide, implemented through the support of ITU and the Government of Norway.
From 22 January to 2 February 2024, the DTC in the Dominican Republic “Centros Technologicos Comunitarios” (CTC) conducted a train-the-trainer activity on the Cisco and HP-LIFE programmes. The training was supported by ITU and the Government of Norway through the Project “Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres”.
In an effort to expand the outreach of the “Introduction to Computer Basics for the Visually Impaired” (ICBVI) training programme nationwide, the DTC in Ghana conducted a second train-the-trainer activity Community ICT Center (CIC) managers in Kyebi in January 2024, followed by a citizens training in March and April 2024.
To engage the DTC Initiative community in this global effort, ITU and Cisco have launched a campaign in which the DTCs can participate to increase awareness and skills relating to cybersecurity and empower everyone to be safe online.
In November 2023, Concept, an NGO based in Senegal, became the latest centre to join the DTC Initiative and community, bringing the total number of DTC countries to 14.
From 13 to 24 November 2023, the Ghana Investment Funds for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) conducted its first train-the-trainer programme on the “Introduction to Computer Basics for Visually Impaired” (ICBVI), with the support of ITU and ST Foundation, a partner of the DTC Initiative.
DTC Ivory Coast organised a train-the-trainer programme on basic and intermediate digital skills as part of its Young Digital Ambassadors initiative (Jeunes Ambassadeurs du Numérique – JEAN), with support from ITU, the Government of Norway and Cisco.
Following the first stakeholder engagement workshop held in Lusaka in July 2023, SMART Zambia Institute (SZI) brought together national and international stakeholders for a second workshop held in Chongwe, Lusaka Province, on 13 October 2023.
From 11 to 22 September 2023, BPPTIK conducted a training of trainers on basic digital skills programmes of the Cisco Networking Academy, with support from ITU and the Government of Norway through the Project "Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres", as well as Cisco.