Opportunities – Scholarships, conferences and studies

Registration for The UK’s eCommerce Expo Virtual 2020

eCommerce Expo Virtual 2020, 29 September – 1 October 2020. 60 sessions and 25 hours of original content with a focus on the future and where technology will take us next.

Register now: https://ecommerce.circdata-fusion.co.uk/RFG/publish/CS20/

World Bank’s new free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains (GVCs).

Based on WBG’s 2020 World Development Report, this 5-week course will allow participants to deepen their knowledge of GVCs and trade issues. MOOC offers participants a chance to learn from World Bank economists and will also include interactive live sessions. The course runs from August 19th to September 23rd 2020 Register https://www.edx.org/course/global-value-chains-wdr-2020

SNAP! Coding Course

Join this free online course and get started with computer science. Snap! is a blocks-based open source programming language that helps to make programming fun for everyone. No matter what age or level you are. https://open.sap.com/courses/snap1-1  This course is also available in French.

Facebook’s Accelerator Programme open to African Startups

African ecommerce startups have been invited to apply for a new Facebook-run accelerator that will offer them access to mentorship and training as well as the company’s technologies and networks. Facebook Accelerator: Commerce is a 12-week non-equity programme supporting innovative commerce startups who renew shopping experiences for buyers and sellers.

Lacuna Fund Available for Researchers

This provides data scientists, researchers, and social entrepreneurs with the resources they need either to produce new labeled datasets to address an underserved population or problem, augment existing datasets to be more representative, or update old datasets to be more sustainable. All datasets produced will be locally developed and owned, and they will be openly accessible to the international community while adhering to best practices regarding ethics and privacy – https://lacunafund.org/apply/

Commonwealth Youth Programme Applications for 2021

Young leaders from across the 54 Commonwealth countries can enter five regional categories: Africa; Asia; Caribbean; Canada (and Europe); and the Pacific. The finalists and regional winners will be announced during Commonwealth Week in March 2021. There will be an overall winner who will receive the title of Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2021 and a total cash prize of £5,000. This year’s award includes special recognition for young people who have made outstanding efforts to tackle development challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.assiniboiatimes.ca/news/commonwealth-youth-awards-2021-open-for-entries-1.24185130  Direct application link https://commonwealth-youthexcellence.awardsplatform.com/

A World Community for ITC Developers

GitHub is home to over 50 million developers working together to host and review code, manage projects, and build software together Sign up