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The ICDL Asia Digital Challenge is an annual competition designed for students across the Asia-Pacific region who are eager to showcase their digital skills in today’s fast-evolving digital economy. Since its inception in 2017, the competition has received overwhelming support, with over 39,000 students, 700 schools, and participants from 18 countries to date. Focused on practical digital competencies, the competition equips students with essential skills relevant to their education, further studies, and future careers. With an emphasis on the global digital economy, participants will engage with emerging technologies, digital design, and essential office application tools, preparing them for real-world challenges.

Singapore National Digital Explorer (NDE) is a nationwide digital literacy initiative designed to empower Singapore students to learn real-world skills that enable them to think critically and be more productive learners. Aligned to the latest Ministry of Education, Singapore’s EdTech Plan, this Student-Initiated Learning (SIL) initiative will focus on equipping students with key skills and knowledge on the effective use of office productivity tools, online collaboration and emerging technologies. 

Background: Welcome to the ICDL Africa 2024 Forum on "Empowering Tomorrow's Innovators: Nurturing Digital Skills for a Thriving Digital Economy in Africa." This forum aims to bring together stakeholders from various sectors across Africa to discuss and strategize on how to equip the youth with essential digital skills to drive innovation and economic growth in Africa. In the wake of Africa's technological surge, the Forum will explore the potential of robust innovation ecosystems in leveraging digital skills for sustainable economic and social development focusing on entrepreneurship, startup culture, and the pivotal role of digital skills, the forum seeks to address critical issues shaping Africa's digital future. This year's forum will shine a spotlight on the Kenyan context, highlighting the government's successful initiatives in nurturing digital skills to drive a thriving digital economy. As a significant milestone, we will be proud to graduate over 5000 digital ambassadors under the Kenya National Youth Service who will play a pivotal role in training and empowering citizens across the nation. Join us as we celebrate these achievements and explore how such impactful strategies can pave the way for sustainable growth and innovation in Africa as we also create employment for our youth in the digital space.

ICDL Asia Digital Literacy Day 2024 is a regional event conducted annually to promote the importance of digital literacy. It also serves as a platform for academic leaders, industry experts and training providers to share key industry trends and best practices of digital skills and digital learning in Asia. Themed “Enhancing Digital Skills for AI Driven Transformation”, this event will be joined by industry experts, civil servants, academic leaders and training providers. This year the ICDL Asia Digital Literacy Day 2024 will be hosted at renowned Multimedia University and Universiti Malaya in Malaysia. During Digital Literacy Day 2024, we will also take the opportunity to announce the winners of our ICDL Asia Digital Challenge 2024, ICDL Asia Digital Educators' Award 2024 and ICDL Asia Partner Awards 2024.