In December 2024, the Centros Tecnológicos Comunitarios (CTC), the DTC in the Dominican Republic, conducted a basic digital skills training for a group of 50 female prison inmates of the Rafey Rehabilitation and Correctional Center in Santiago de los Caballeros.
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.
In partnership with HP Foundation and the UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD), ITU conducted a second train-the-trainer session on the HP-LIFE “Business and ICT skills” global programme for DTC trainers.
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.
On 29 July 2024, the Virtual University (VU) of Pakistan organised a one-day training seminar under the theme “Empowering Girls with ICT skills”, with the aim to inspire female high-school students to pursue ICT and STEM education through various learning platforms and guide them in their studies and future careers.
On 27 June 2024, a closeout event for the “Boosting digital skills through Digital Transformation Centres” (DTC) Project was held in Kumasi, Ghana. The Project was funded by the Government of Norway and ITU and started in January 2021.
From 8 to 26 July 2024, Concept, the DTC in Senegal, conducted a three-week train-the-trainer programme to roll-out the course on “Introduction to Computer Basics for the Visually impaired” (ICBVI) in Kolda, Senegal.
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.