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Together Toward Digital Inclusion: The Only Route From Here

3BL Media

These people can’t fully participate in the digital economy at the highest level. Being on the wrong side of the digital divide, they also miss other significant opportunities and face setbacks as a result. In an evolving global landscape full of technological change, the evolution of digital skills is a top priority.

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Recommitting to Digital Inclusion in Philadelphia and Beyond

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The power of community-centered solutions to create a more digitally inclusive world was on full display at the Net Inclusion 2024 conference in Philadelphia last month. We’re proud to have partnered with Comcast to be able to showcase innovative cross-sector models of digital inclusion at this year’s conference.

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Joe Park Promoted to Yum! Brands Chief Digital & Technology Officer

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NYSE: YUM) announced the promotion of Joe Park to Chief Digital & Technology Officer, reporting to Chris Turner, Yum! Park, who most recently served as Chief Digital & Technology Officer for Pizza Hut Global, succeeds Clay Johnson, who will continue with Yum! Brands LOUISVILLE, Ky., January 18, 2024 /3BL/ - Yum! Brands, Inc.

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Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World

Stanford Social Innovation

By Sreevas Sahasranamam & Jaideep Prabhu On a recent visit to rural Andhra Pradesh we stopped to buy a cup of tea from a chaiwallah, an informal entrepreneur selling tea by the roadside. Moreover, she clearly trusted digital payments through the United Payments Interface (UPI). By 2022, around 1.3

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U.S. Conference of Mayors and Comcast Announce Digital Equity Challenge

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million grant awards program – Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge (The Challenge). Internet connectivity and digital skills are central to every part of life and key to advancing economic mobility. million in digital equity grants to 10 cities through a competitive process. The Challenge will award a total of $1.5

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Inspiring the Next Generation of Digital Citizens

3BL Media

By Kimberly Bishop Digital citizenship includes the basic skills and knowledge people need to engage safely and responsibly online. These safety skills give people the power to navigate online spaces safely and confidently take ownership of their digital lives. The My Digital Life resources are created with intention and purpose.

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Nigeria’s Alerzo raises $10.5 million to digitize informal businesses

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, August 25 – The digitization trend that’s taken off in the pandemic has focused on helping put small businesses online. million to digitize informal businesses appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post Nigeria’s Alerzo raises $10.5