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Utkarsh Bangla of West Bengal government wins 2019 World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) award in Capacity Building category
The ‘Utkarsh Bangla’ scheme of the West Bengal government has won the prestigious 2019 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) award of the United Nations. The scheme aims to create a pool of skilled candidates industry ready. Out of 1062 nominations in 18 categories from all over the world, Utkarsh Bangla emerged No 1 ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Bangla • Digital divide • Information and communication technologies for development • Information and communications technology • Information society • International Telecommunication Union • Internet governance • Technology • World Summit on the Information Society • WSIS
Two schemes of West Bengal won WSIS awards
Two schemes of the West Bengal government- Utkarsh Bangla and Sabooj Sathi have won the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards of the United Nations for skill development and distribution of bicycles to students . The announcement was made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Utkarsh Bangla Scheme is to give vocational training ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Banerjee • Digital divide • Government of India • Information society • International Telecommunication Union • Internet governance • Mamata Banerjee • Members of the Lok Sabha • West Bengal • World Summit on the Information Society • WSIS
Sabooj Sathi project of West Bengal gets UN-backed WSIS Prize 2019
Two schemes of the West Bengal government for skill development and distribution of bi-cycles to students have won the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS-2019) awards under the aegis of the United Nations in Geneva. The schemes are “Utkarsh Bangla” and “Sabooj Sathi”. Out of 1062 nominations in 18 categories, Utkarsh Bangla got ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Digital divide • Information and communication technologies for development • Information and communications technology • Information society • International Telecommunication Union • Internet governance • Technology • World Summit on the Information Society
2018 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)
The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed every year on May 17 to raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. The day marks the anniversary ..
Topics: Digital divide • Information and communications technology • Information society • International Telecommunication Union • Internet governance • Non-profit technology • Sustainable Development • Sustainable Development Goals • Technology • Telecommunication • World Information Society Day