Google and ITU launch 100,000 AI course scholarships in 80+ countries

Google partnered with the International Telecommunication Union to offer 100,000 scholarships for online AI courses in more than 80 countries. The initiative, announced on 22 September at the UN General Assembly in New York, will be distributed via local governments and the ITU-UNICEF Giga initiative.

• 100,000 scholarships for AI courses across more than 80 countries
• ITU: 1.2 billion people still need basic digital skills training
• Courses join the AI Skills Coalition with over 200 programmes
• Deloitte: lack of skills is the top barrier to AI adoption