Google has unveiled plans to empower Nigerian women and youth by training 20,000 of them in digital skills. The tech giant will also offer a substantial grant of 1.2 billion nairas (equivalent to $1.6 million) to support the Nigerian government’s initiative to generate one million digital jobs in the country. This announcement was made by … Read more
Gender equality and digital development are inextricably linked. Yet globally, men are 21 per cent more likely to be online than women, a figure that rises to 52 per cent in low-income countries. The Web Foundation estimates that barriers that keep women and girls offline, high device and data costs, lower digital skills, and restrictive … Read more
PESHAWAR: DEMO and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) imparted skill training to women entrepreneurs to empower them in leading the economic progress of the country, a statement said on Wednesday. The two organisations launched SheMeansBusiness training workshops in Durshal, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while the first three-day digital marketing and financial management workshop was conducted in Durshal Peshawar. … Read more
