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Digital literacy – Best practices from the contest organised by Digital Italy Agency

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Digital literacy – Best practices from the contest organised by Digital Italy Agency The award winning initiatives were selected on the basis of their consistency with the objectives of the Italian National Programme for Culture, Education and Digital Skills and of their sustainability, scalability, size, verifiability, actual or potential impact, user-friendliness, openness.  Below are the … Read More » “Digital literacy – Best practices from the contest organised by Digital Italy Agency”

The Benton Foundation’s Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives by Colin Rhinesmith, Ph.D.

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  Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives This report presents findings from a national study of digital inclusion organizations that help low-income individuals and families adopt high-speed Internet service. The study looked at eight digital inclusion organizations across the United States that are working at the important intersection between making high speed Internet available … Read More » “The Benton Foundation’s Digital Inclusion and Meaningful Broadband Adoption Initiatives by Colin Rhinesmith, Ph.D.”

Digital Badges and Certificates – do they have value in your “Do It Yourself” Learning Ledger?

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The Woman’s Learning Studio Digital Badges and Certificates – do they have value in your DIY Learning Ledger? May 4, 2016/0 Comments/in News /by Lisa Levinson Jane Hart, whom I follow, had some intriguing quotes from her favorite April blogs in her blog this week. One of them was by Ralph Thomas from the  EreMedia … Read More » “Digital Badges and Certificates – do they have value in your “Do It Yourself” Learning Ledger?”

Spam can include bogus offers that could cost you time and money. The USA’s Federal Trade Commission challenges teens to a digital literacy “game” of SPAM SLAM SCAM!

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Three rounds. Three strikes. Make it through this game, and it’s clear — you’re on to spam scams and not likely to get slammed by the next one. Federal Trade Commission Spam Unwanted commercial email – also known as “spam” – can be annoying. Worse, it can include bogus offers that could cost you time … Read More » “Spam can include bogus offers that could cost you time and money. The USA’s Federal Trade Commission challenges teens to a digital literacy “game” of SPAM SLAM SCAM!”

In the UK, Digital Champions are at the center of One Digital and are delivering sustainable digital skills to people right across society.

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The Digital Champion Network The Digital Champions Network (DCN) is a unique and comprehensive online platform that provides Digital Champion training and a support community for people who go through that training. Shared with housing providers, local authorities and other regional and national organisations it is successfully turning hundreds of volunteers into Digital Champions who … Read More » “In the UK, Digital Champions are at the center of One Digital and are delivering sustainable digital skills to people right across society.”

Gov.uk: A checklist for digital inclusion – if we do these things, we’re doing digital inclusion

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Or visit this link directly: https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2014/01/13/a-checklist-for-digital-inclusion-if-we-do-these-things-were-doing-digital-inclusion/ As with most of our work at the Government Digital Service, we release things early for review and comment. The digital inclusion team, set up last year,would like to share and get your feedback on an alpha version of a checklist for digital inclusion. We first mentioned a set of … Read More » “Gov.uk: A checklist for digital inclusion – if we do these things, we’re doing digital inclusion”

Throughout Africa – business analytics toolkit for tech hubs: lessons learned from infoDev’s mLabs and mHubs.

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  About infoDev:  infoDev is a multi-donor program in the World Bank Group that supports entrepreneurs in developing economies. We oversee a global network of business incubators and innovation hubs for climate technology, agribusiness, and digital entrepreneurs. We also publish educational resources on topics like crowdfunding, angel investing, and business incubator management. Business analytics toolkit … Read More » “Throughout Africa – business analytics toolkit for tech hubs: lessons learned from infoDev’s mLabs and mHubs.”

Google and iKeepSafe team up to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible digital citizen.

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  iKeepSafe is dedicated to the education of families on how to stay safe online. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Google to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible digital citizen. The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students … Read More » “Google and iKeepSafe team up to develop curriculum that educators can use in the classroom to teach what it means to be a responsible digital citizen.”

ConnectSafely.org is a world class nonprofit dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security.

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ConnectSafely.org is a Silicon Valley, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security. Here you’ll find research-based safety tips, parents’ guidebooks, advice, news and commentary on all aspects of tech use and policy. Whether it’s social media, mobile technology or the “Internet of Things,” connected technologies bring us … Read More » “ConnectSafely.org is a world class nonprofit dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security.”

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