A few months ago, information technology expert Irving Wladawsky-Berger wrote a policy brief for the Brookings Institution titled “Will the Digital Revolution Deliver for the World’s Poor?” We’ve briefly returned to that topic several times in the past few weeks, as part of our effort to emphasize the ways in which online information technology training … Read More
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Information Technology Training Opportunities for Veterans
In our post last week, we called attention to certain current events that contribute to the discussion of how information technology training can be used to do good works and give back to the community. This week we’re doing it again by drawing attention to the press release regarding the honors to be conferred on … Read More
More Examples of IT Training as a Force for Good
We’ve discussed this topic on the Canvas Info Tech blog before, but we’re always eager to take another look at the incentives that might exist for people to pursue online information technology training, other than in order to make great money in the IT field. For some candidates, certified scrum master training or ITIL training … Read More
IT Training and Development as a Tool to Help Others Out of Poverty
In a previous blog post, we discussed an essay by Melinda Gates which made the case that technology could be a force for positive social change, if developed and used by capable, earnest hands. It was our hope that the topic would inspire some readers to seek out information technology training for reasons other than … Read More