Tag Archives: computer

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  As the world prepares to celebrate World Computer Literacy Day today December 2nd, Project Hello World has taken centre stage with a groundbreaking initiative focused on bridging the digital divide. Susan Akiror, head of programs in Uganda, says this year’s theme, “Literacy for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance is exploring the possibility of compelling all civil servants to acquire a certificate in ICT and computer usage. Amina Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, says that this initiative aims to promote the widespread adoption of …

Lukaya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of competent teachers, connectivity to power and organised laboratories is failing the teaching of computer sciences in Seed Schools. Lukaya and Bukakata Seed Secondary schools in Kalungu and Masaka District respectively have failed to conduct computer lessons, which are compulsory for learners in lower …

Paris, France | AFP | Half of the world’s school and university students affected by class closures because of the coronavirus outbreak — from pre-primary to university level — do not have access to a computer for home-schooling, the UN’s educational agency said Tuesday. Highlighting “startling digital divides” between the rich and poor, a UNESCO …

San Francisco, United States | AFP | On October 29, 1969, professor Leonard Kleinrock and a team at the University of California at Los Angeles got a computer to “talk” to a machine in what is now known as Silicon Valley. The event gave birth to a network that later became …