On 28 July 2023, SMART Zambia Institute (SZI) conducted a stakeholder engagement workshop on the implementation of the Digital Transformation Centres Initiative in Ndola, Zambia, with the support of ITU and the Government of Norway through the Project "Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres".
On 22 August 2023, ITU and Microsoft co-organised online information sessions on “Digital Literacy, Productivity and M365 teacher resources” under the Digital Transformation Centres Initiative.
A Joint Declaration on strengthened collaboration in the field of capacity and digital skills development between Indosat (PT Indosat TBK) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was signed on 13 September 2023 with the aim to strengthen digital literacy and skills of citizens in underserved communities, and promote digital inclusion in Indonesia, with particular focus on the Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative.
The ‘Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres’ project funded by the Government of Norway and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), aims to serve citizens across Ghana’s underserved rural communities. Read more
From 19-21 July 2023, the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) of the Philippines, with support from Cisco and the ITU-Norway-funded Project "Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres", conducted a training-the-trainer course on basic digital skills, in General Santos City, Philippines.
ITU together with its partners, Cisco, Smart Zambia Institute and Airtel Zambia, joined forces to deliver digital skills training to 150 girls in underprivileged communities across three provinces in Zambia.
New digital skills helped Benjamin John find a job. Now he hopes to help others participate in Papua New Guinea’s growing digital economy. Learn more about his story through the ITU blogpost and video.
The Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) in Ethiopia was launched on 9 May 2022, in Addis Ababa. The event, which was officially opened by the Minister of Innovation and Technology, H.E. Belete Molla, was attended by 55 people from universities and training institutions that will support the DTC as training delivery partners, as well as UN Agencies, development partners, private sector and non-governmental organizations.