{"id":1680,"date":"2024-02-15T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T14:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2025-01-24T09:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T09:41:37","slug":"building-digital-skills-to-accelerate-economic-prosperity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/building-digital-skills-to-accelerate-economic-prosperity\/","title":{"rendered":"Building digital skills to accelerate economic prosperity &#8211; A remarkable story of knowledge sharing and per learning from Papua New Guinea"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"ituBanner bg smallheight\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer\">\n            <img src=https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/Building-digital-skills-to-accelerate-economic-prosperity-2.jpg alt=\"Background decorative image\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                <div class=\"content\" data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h1 white\">Building digital skills to accelerate economic prosperity &#8211; A remarkable story of knowledge sharing and per learning from Papua New Guinea<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"addInfo\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How ITU is building digital skills in Papua New Guinea\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4QUf2v2aFo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Joseph Wotom is a farmer and a teacher. He attended digital skills and e-commerce trainings organized by the ITU in Aitape, West Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. Inspired by the learning and realization of the value it can bring to other farmers, he shared his knowledge on e-commerce with other farmers in his village.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training was conducted under the \u201cValue chain support services strengthened and resilient to climate change impacts\u201d initiative, implemented in collaboration with FAO. This initiative is part of the EU Funded \u201cSupport to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea\u201d or EU STREIT PNG in short, a joint programme with FAO, ILO, ITU, UNCDF and UNDP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farmers such as Mr Wotom are receiving regular trainings as part of the EU-STREIT PNG Program, which is making significant investments in improving the capacities of enterprises, local entrepreneurs in agriculture as well as government and value chain stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have attended Digital skills and e-commerce trainings organised by the ITU in Aitape and Vanimo last year and through knowledge gained on modern digital e-marketplace strategies during the training, I have decided to empower my farmers through trainings in ITU resource center in Aitape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/PNG-Collage-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/PNG-Collage-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/PNG-Collage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/PNG-Collage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/PNG-Collage-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/PNG-Collage.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFarmers are very excited to learn about basic computing. For e-commerce in my community, I have created e-marketplace pages for farmers on spice (Turmeric), which complements the three value chains where EU STREIT focuses. By creating an e-marketplace for farmers, I will empower all my value chain to showcase their produce online and get access to proper market. I believe it will bring increased cash right into the village and boost the living standard thereby alleviating poverty and increasing productivity,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure future continuity and enhanced sustainability, ITU and other UN agencies work directly and closely with the government and the private sector\/entrepreneurs in designing and implementing project activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within this framework, the ITU has established six resource centres and conducted 19 training sessions since January 2022 on digital skills training, e-commerce, training of trainers\u2019 programme on Network Essentials in partnership with the ITU Digital Transformation Centre located at the University of Technology, Papua New Guinea. Farmers, fishermen, SMEs, teachers, NGOs and government officials across cocoa, vanilla and fisheries value chain industries are benefitting from the digitalization initiatives under the EU STREIT programme that aims to foster digital transformation at community level in the Sepiks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is an ITU Development <em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DigitalImpactUnlocked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#DigitalImpactUnlocked<\/a><\/em><\/strong> <strong>story<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the project<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <div class=\"ituCard highlight-alt\" data-span=\"8\">\n\t\t<p><strong>Project number: <\/strong>9PNG20003<br><strong>Project title:<\/strong> Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (STREIT PNG)<br><strong>Description: <\/strong>The European Union under its 11th European Development Fund (EDF) is funding the STREIT PNG project. ITU will carry out its role in implementing the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) component of the STREIT PNG project and will work closely with partner UN agencies and other stakeholders in Papua New Guinea.<br><br>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/net4\/ITU-D\/CDS\/projects\/display.asp?ProjectNo=9PNG20003\">project page <\/a>for more details.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also read<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <a class=\"ituCard anim bg hor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/amamas-revolutionizing-farming-practices-and-empowering-farmers-in-papua-new-guinea\/\" data-span=\"6\" target=\"\">\n        <img 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