Capacity development to accelerate school connectivity in collaboration with the Giga Initiative

This project brings the ITU General Secretariat (GS) and ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) together through the Giga initiative to collaborate on Capacity Development to accelerate school connectivity under the umbrella of the ITU Academy and through the Giga Learning Hub. It aims to strengthen the capacity of ITU Member States and relevant stakeholders to enhance their telecommunication/ICT policy, legal and regulatory knowledge and frameworks to accelerate school connectivity and to connect young people to digital technologies and services in line with Giga’s overall strategy and objectives. 

This project will leverage the ITU Academy learning platform as the primary ITU channel for training delivery, enhancing the existing learning content associated with school connectivity and access to ICT services for youth. The main output will be the development of a comprehensive Giga training and learning strategy meant to strengthen the impact of the initiative through capacity development. It also includes the implementation of two workshops that will focus on two different groups of stakeholders (ITU members states and private sector partners).

This project specifically focuses on the capacity development and training components related to the Giga Learning Hub, which is one of the four pillars of the Geneva Connectivity Center for year one. Additional activities, particularly those focused on the delivery of capacity development and training, are expected Years 2 and 3, contingent upon funding availability and the successful implementation of this project.