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Lao IT Essential Workshop

On 23/1/2023 to 27/1/2023, Laos will hold the IT essential workshop. It focuses on participants with little or without basic skills in ICT from Khammouane province.

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Closing The Digital Gap

This gap is mainly faced by the rural communities due to the lack of equipment and availability of ICT professionals with little or no exposure to IT to the extent of not being able to operate even simple desktop computers. That gap has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

Closing The Digital Divide

The digital divide covers ICT human capital development and infrastructure development. The rapid rise of evolutionary as well as paradigm shifts in ICT technologies has led to improving well-being resulting in a need to upgrade ICT skills to keep pace with technological advancements.

Introduction to ConnectBtLa.org

ConnectBtLa.org is an Asi@Connect Grant awarded to Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) and Lao Education Research NETwork (LERNET) under the project name "Connecting Bhutan and Laos through Digital Bridges to Enhance Human Capital". It aims to build digital bridges to enhance human capital of Bhutan and Lao. The project also focuses on a new platform to exchange ideas and experiences during and after this project period which will play a crucial role in the continuity of the collaboration. Read more !

Objective 1

To facilitate the development of human capacity in key areas of specialisation in ICT to address inadequate capacity in two beneficiary Countries.

Objective 2

To enhance capacity of ICT professionals, IT faculty and Engineers with “Train the Trainers” for long-term sustainability.

Objective 3

To improve digital literacy skills through ICT essential courses for schools and universities in order to bridge the digital divide.

Objective 4

To address relevant cross-cutting issues by providing access to information through enhanced use of the network.

Objective 5

To provide and enhance the accessibility of services through wireless connectivity in the remote schools / colleges.

Project's Model and Activities
There are nine activities that will be implemented in Bhutan and Lao. Those activities need to be completed within February 2023.

Beneficiaries

In total, 184 participants from Bhutan and Laos will be beneficial from the project's workshops and activities. These do not include high school lecturers and students who have access to the digital world via our supporting devices.