Regional Initiatives for CIS

A Digital Skills Assessment in Azerbaijan was developed, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan to assess digital skills and identify the country’s current level of digital literacy and persisting digital skills gaps. This study on Azerbaijan is the first to apply the ITU’s Digital Skills Indicator at the individual level, marking the first step towards better comparable data at the international level. It helps policymakers better monitor human capital focusing on developing a broad set of digital skills.

The workshop for CIS countries «Advanced technologies to support sustainable, inclusive and accessible societies», organized in partnership with the Belarusian State Academy of Communications, the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education with the support of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of Republic of Belarus, served as a regional platform to promote ICT accessibility and digital skills and ensure digital inclusion and empowerment for all individuals, regardless of age, gender, ability, or location. 

Two Ideathons for students and aspiring entrepreneurs from Kyrgyz State Technical University were held in partnership with the national company for the development of innovative technologies “Innovatsiyai oyandasoz”.