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The ICT infrastructure business planning training course offers regulators, policymakers, and stakeholders a practical approach for the accurate economic evaluation of broadband infrastructure installation and deployment plans. The expert guidance offered in this course is based on the ITU ICT infrastructure business planning toolkit - 5G networks, 2023 and aims at facilitating the development of credible and coherent business plans adaptable to a wide range of broadband infrastructure deployment projects.

This online course aims to equip national and local government authorities with the necessary knowledge and skills to foster a techn ical understanding of the telecommunications sector, specifically focusing on wireless infrastructure deployment. Through an exploration of regulatory and fiscal aspects related to permitting approvals and processes, this course provides a holistic overview of the key principles essential for promoting investment in connectivity and bridging the digital divide.

Broadband mapping combined with modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its practical knowledge supports efficient identification of connectivity gaps, network planning to extend access to most critical places, and support to decision making based on data-based models. Developed by the ITU, this training offers an advanced path to continue the introductory course of Broadband Mapping, provided also in a Self-paced format by the Â鶹ÉçÊÓƵ.

This self-paced training course offers an introductory exploration of strategic foresight tailored to individuals engaged in fostering digital innovation for sustainable development. With a focus on bridging the digital divide and addressing global challenges, the course emphasizes the crucial role of strategic foresight in shaping equitable futures. Through seven modules, participants delve into essential concepts, tools, and terminology while honing practical skills in futures thinking.

Children, or everyone under the age of 18, make up an estimated one in three internet users globally. The digital world provides children with unprecedented opportunities, while also exposing them to online risks and harms that require dedicated efforts to understand and address. Governments, parents and caregivers, educators, civil society, and children and young people themselves all around the world have a role to play in shaping a safe and positive digital environment for children.

By completing this course, you will be able to better understand how to achieve gender equality in the digital sector, and how gender analysis can be used as a tool to contribute towards project, program and global goals towards gender equality results. Research reveals that despite unprecedented advances in digital technologies, women worldwide face unique barriers preventing them from fully benefiting from the digital sector at large. The problem is that the digital sector is an area where gender analysis has been less widely used than in other sectors, leading to gender inequalities.

With consideration of the curriculum followed in respective learning institutions, the courses delivered under the African Girls Can Code Initiative are categorized under two Modules that include Technical Skills and Soft Skills. This approach aims to build and strengthen the digital skills of the young girls and enable them to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) while preparing them for future career opportunities in the digital sector.

This online self-paced course provides a comprehensive overview of the 5G technology and its potential to bring social and economic growth to developing countries. Through ten videos covering topics such as enabling technologies, 5G applications, network architecture, core network, and access network, learners will gain knowledge and insights into how 5G can bridge the digital divide, improve healthcare, education, and agriculture, and enhance overall economic growth.