Tag: Digital Literacy

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will partner with Facebook to train women entrepreneurs and Self Help Groups (SHGs) to promote entrepreneurship and digital literacy, an official said on Tuesday. Facebook has agreed to partner with the state government to train altogether 25,000 Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and SHG entrepreneurs in by August 2018. The […]

New Delhi: In line with the government’s Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDSA) to enable employability through digital literacy, software company SAP India on Thursday launched “code unnati”, a digital literacy and software skills development initiative. “code unnati” is a multi-year collaboration along with ITC and Larsen and Toubro Public Charitable Trust to impart […]

New Delhi: In a bid to make social networking secure and safe for women and children, Facebook on Tuesday announced several initiatives to accelerate digital literacy efforts in India. Among the initiatives are a content partnership with the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), formation of an ideal “Internet Consortium” to propose recommendations for […]

New Delhi: The Common Services Centers (CSC) on Thursday said that it has partnered with Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp for a chatbot for citizens to receive digital literacy services and resources. People can send a “Namaste” at CSC Academy’s official WhatsApp account +91 99991 89321, to access details and course modules of flagship programmes. The […]

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu called for a mass movement to promote digital literacy on Friday. He urged all stakeholders, including technological and educational institutions, to play a leading role in achieving the desired results. The vice president, while launching the Adi Shankara Digital Academy virtually said, information was the main commodity in […]