| COVID-19: VACCINE EDUCATION PROGRAM THROUGH COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS IN BANGLADESH - 01/02/2021 |
| Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication |
| Technical Community and Civil Society | Asia & Pacific | Bangladesh |
| Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been mobilizing all community radios for developing and broadcasting awareness building programs on COVID-19: contamination to protect lives and livelihoods since March 1, 2020 to 31 May 2020. During March 1, 2020 to 31 May 2020 BNNRC has been working on COVID-19 covering the following issues: 1. Animate CSOs, Government, health servi (...) |
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| Latest set of reports and the way forward - Fighting COVID-19 Disinformation Monitoring Programme - 28/01/2021 |
| European Commission |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| The European Commission publishes a set of reports on actions taken in December 2020, provided by the signatories of the Code of Practice on Disinformation as part of the COVID-19 monitoring and reporting programme. The Commission also announces the continuation of the programme as the pandemic is still unfolding. The COVID-19 monitoring programme is a transparency measure to ensure public accoun (...) |
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| Digital inclusion: Global COVID-19 response - 26/01/2021 |
| ITU-UNESCO |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| On the International Day of Education, the BDT Director spoke on a panel organised by UNESCO and the Global Partners for Education on the theme “Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation”. She highlighted the work that Giga is doing to provide universal (internet) access to every school and equip learners with high-quality, vetted, and safe content. |
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| As a contribution to Education CONATEL will subsidize 75 thousand low-income households with the Internet to continue with virtual classes - 14/01/2021 |
| Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Honduras |
| The President CONATEL, David Matamoros Batson said that this year an investment of almost 50 million dollars is planned to reduce the digital divide throughout the country and will also subsidize directly with free Internet to 75 thousand households that will be selected by the National Center for Social Sector Information (CENISS), on the condition that they have minors of school age so that they (...) |
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| COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker - 04/01/2021 |
| UNDP |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| The COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker monitors policy measures enacted by governments worldwide to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, and highlights responses that have integrated a gender lens. It includes national measures that are directly addressing women’s economic and social security, including unpaid care work, the labour market and violence against women. The tracker is coordinated by UNDP (...) |
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| Error 404: Barriers to Digital Inclusivity - 04/01/2021 |
| World Economic Forum |
| Technical Community and Civil Society | International |
| COVID-19 has accelerated and broadened the Fourth Industrial Revolution with the rapid expansion of e-commerce, online education, digital health and remote work. These shifts will continue to dramatically transform human interactions and livelihoods long after the pandemic is behind us. This change can provide huge benefits to societies—the response to COVID-19 is full of examples, from the abilit (...) |
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