From 22 April to 9 May 2025, the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), the DTC in Uganda, conducted its first train-the-trainer programme on computer basics for the visually impaired, with support from ITU and the Government of Norway through the Project “Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres”, as well as ST Foundation.
ITU organised several information sessions for the DTCs to mark the official launch of its course on “Introduction to digital finance for small businesses”. The course aims to support citizens in learning the essential elements of financial management, with a particular focus on micro-enterprises and digital tools that can strengthen their small businesses.
With support from ITU and the Government of Norway under the Project “Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres”, the DTC in Sierra Leone, Bridge the Digital Divide Sierra Leone (BDD-SL), conducted a train-the-trainer programme on the Cisco and HP-LIFE courses offered under the DTC Initiative.
From 23 to 26 December 2024, the Agency for Digital Development (ADD), the Digital Transformation Centre in Morocco, delivered a digital skills training for 100 young girls residing at the “Dar Taliba” boarding school for female students in the R’hamna province, region of Marrakesh.
The Global DTC Workshop 2025 convened the DTC Initiative community and provided a platform for ITU, Cisco, the DTCs and DTCI partners to resume discussions on the implementation of the Initiative and explore ideas on how to continue moving forward together and moving forward better.
From 18 November to 6 December 2024, the Professional Development Center (PDC) of the Virtual University (VU) of Pakistan (DTC Pakistan) implemented its first train-the-trainer programme on the “Introduction to Computer Basics for the Visually Impaired” (ICBVI) course.
Concept, the DTC in Senegal, concluded an extensive training on computer basics for visually impaired citizens based in the municipalities of Kolda, Guediawaye, Ziguinchor and Biscuiterie.
Since its inception, the Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative has provided over 500,000 – or half-a-million – beneficiaries with basic and intermediate digital skills training, with a female participation ratio of 54 per cent.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is supporting DTCs to implement a scalable, adaptable, and low-cost impact assessment methodology designed to address these barriers.