Tag: Digital Literacy
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What Employers Seek in Fresh Graduates in the AI Era
Introduction: AI reshaping the job landscape As artificial intelligence drives change across industries, employers are recalibrating what they want from new entrants to the workforce. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Survey 2025, conducted in late 2024, shows that roughly half of global employers plan to reshape their businesses in response to AI. This…
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How Russian brainrot became a hit for children
Introduction What happens when a corner of internet culture moves beyond adults and slips into the playground? In recent years, a curious phenomenon has emerged: children adopting accents, phrases, and rhythms rooted in distant online subcultures — sometimes described by observers as a form of “Russian brainrot.” This article explores what this trend looks like,…
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How Russian ‘brainrot’ Became a Surprisingly Popular Hit for Kids
Introduction: A New Kind of Playground Chatter In urban neighborhoods and sleepy suburbs alike, the playground whisper has shifted from pop star impressions to a wry nod toward internet memes with Russian origins. The phrase “brainrot” has entered the discourse not as a medical assessment, but as a tongue-in-cheek label for the kind of fast,…
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Nurturing Youth in Digital Tech Knowledge: A Path to Inclusive Innovation
Unlocking Potential: Why Youth Digital Literacy Matters As digital technology permeates every aspect of modern life, equipping young people with solid digital literacy is not just beneficial—it is essential. Yet, access to digital tools and training remains uneven, and barriers are often higher for girls and marginalized communities. Nurturing youth to acquire digital technological knowledge…
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Nurturing Youth in Digital Tech: Bridging Access Gaps
Why nurturing youth in digital technology matters In today’s fast-evolving world, digital technology touches nearly every corner of everyday life—from classrooms and healthcare to entrepreneurship and governance. Yet more than 2.6 billion people still lack reliable access to digital tools, with women and children disproportionately affected. Nurturing youth with digital technological knowledge is not just…
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Nurturing Youth Digital Skills and Gender Equality in Tech
Why Nurturing Digital Knowledge in Youth is Essential Digital technology underpins nearly every sector today, from education and healthcare to finance and agriculture. Yet billions remain without reliable access, and gaps persist along gender lines. Nurturing digital knowledge in youth—especially girls and young women—builds a foundation for equal opportunity, economic independence, and informed citizenship. Equipping…
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AI for Beginners – what you really need to know to keep up
Introduction: AI is closer than you think Artificial intelligence is no longer a niche tech topic reserved for data scientists. For most of us, AI is a tool that can boost productivity, spark creativity, and reshape everyday tasks. This guide is built for beginners who want clear, actionable insights without the buzzwords getting in the…
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1,500 Social Media Influencers Linked to Covert 2022 Election Campaigns, UP Study Finds
Summary of the UP Study A groundbreaking study by experts from the University of the Philippines and collaborating foreign universities has revealed that at least 1,500 social media influencer accounts played a covert role in the 2022 election season. The researchers describe these activities as under-the-radar campaigning, where influencers amplified messages, promoted specific candidates, or…
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How a high school English teacher banned AI from her classroom: NPR
Introduction: A bold stance in a tech-tangled classroom In a moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping how students learn, one high school English teacher has chosen a different path. By banning AI from her Fort Worth classroom, she has doubled down on traditional methods—longhand journaling, paper worksheets, and in-depth feedback—to cultivate fundamental writing and critical…
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Singaporean teen on ISA restriction: Roblox-stoked dreams of armed violence halted
Background: A teenager at the heart of a security case A 14-year-old student from Singapore has been issued a restriction order (RO) under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The case involves a secondary school pupil who reportedly aspired to travel overseas to engage in armed violence and to die as a martyr. Public accounts describe…