Lagos State launches new digital skills training for students
The Lagos State Government has launched a program that will provide virtual digital skills training to students.
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- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
Microsoft to help 25 million people worldwide acquire digital skills
Microsoft has announced a new global skills initiative that will identify gaps, provide free in-demand and digital skills to millions.
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 and India’s Gig Economy: The Case of Ride-Hailing Companies
This special report analyses the impact of COVID19 on the ride-hailing sector in India, using Ola and Uber as case studies.
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
Google to provide free tools and training to 10 million people and businesses
Google want to provide free tools and training to 10 million people around the world to help them recover from the effects of the pandemic.
- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
Facebook’s programs supporting small businesses in Africa go virtual due to COVID
Facebook’s various ongoing programs to support small businesses in Africa have gone virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Google funding digital skills initiatives worldwide
Google is funding various digital skills initiatives worldwide, targeting youth and small businesses.
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
IBM India rolls out free digital learning platform for job seekers and business owners
IBM India has rolled out ‘SkillsBuild Reignite’, a platform targeting job seekers and entrepreneurs.
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
INDIA: Gig workers can’t make a living unless they install a controversial contact tracing App
Gig workers in India have to install a controversial government-backed contact tracing app if they want to keep making a living.
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
Facebook launches “My Digital World” to meet digital literacy needs across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook has launched a new virtual digital skills training program- My Digital World- targeting 20,000 young people in Africa.
- Jun 22, 2020
- 3 min
Exploring how digital platforms are helping to fill skills gaps for African youth
We're focused on building a stronger evidence base for the impact on platform workers' livelihoods & the business case for platforms.
- Jun 17, 2020
- 1 min
GetSet-4IR to scale access to digital skills training, jobs for unemployed youth in South Africa
Google South Africa and Impact Amplifier have launched GetSet-4IR, an initiative to address the shortage of digital skills.
- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min
Third SkillsLab launches in Ethiopia
Microsoft 4Afrika, talent marketplace Gebeya and the Technology and Innovation Institute launch the first virtual SkillsLab in Ethiopia.
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
How a free app is looking to educate millions from their mobiles
Last year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) launched the Educate All initiative.
- Jun 11, 2020
- 5 min
Could logistic companies be the biggest winners of Africa’s COVID-19 e-commerce race?
If e-commerce companies make strategic shifts now, they could weather the pandemic.
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
India takes up AI mission with national platform, skilling programme
The Indian government has launched a one-stop digital platform for all artificial intelligence (AI)-related developments in the country.
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
FutureLearn, Coventry University launch suite of tech-focused microcredentials to upskill learners
FutureLearn and Coventry University have launched a suite of technology-focused microcredentials to upskill learners around the world.
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Uber UK launches Work Hub for drivers to find other gig jobs during COVID-19
Uber U.K. has launched a Work Hub for drivers through which they can take up temporary work opportunities with other companies.
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
Gig workers, platforms and government during Covid-19 in South Africa
By Fairwork Fairwork’s latest analysis of the COVID-19 responses by the government and platforms in South Africa finds that neither has...
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
India: A new upskilling and return-to-work program for women in Telangana State
The Indian state of Telangana has launched a new virtual upskilling and return-to-work program for women.
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
Automation Anywhere, NASSCOM to upskill Indian workforce and students in RPA
Nearly 300,000 developers and students in India will be trained to complete one million Robotic Process Automation (RPA) courses.
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